Rashes behind ear, pus discharge. Wearing hair in ponytail to prevent irritation. Causes?
Patient: My 17yr old daughter has a rash or something behind her ear and it is causing the skin to split and weep. it seems to continue to get worse no matter what we have tried. Some doctors have said that she is allergic to her own hair.. but she has been wearing it in a ponytail to prevent her hair from irriating the area.. It is still getting worse. Not sure what to do. Please help Doctor: Hi,Your daughter might be having intertrigo or seborrheic dermatitis. The confirmed diagnosis can only be delivered after a thorough visual inspection of the lesion. However to offer empirical treatment, you can clean the affected area with warm saline water and apply a combination anti fungal, antibacterial and steroid cream like monovate gm cream twice in a day for a week to see response. Hope that solves your query. Take care.