Management
- For very mild disease, no treatment may be necessary
- Stop/minimise shaving or waxing the area (if relevant)
- Antiseptic washes
- Eradicate nasal staphylococcal carriage if found (as this is a potential source of recurrent disease)
- Consider topical antibiotic for localised disease (e.g. clindamycin lotion)
- Oral antibiotic, e.g. flucloxacillin, for 1-2 weeks for acute disease
- Prolonged course (e.g. 3-6 months) of oral antibiotic, usually lymecycline or doxycycline, for chronic disease
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