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- Symptoms include pain, redness, or a lump at the entrance to the nose.
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- It is usually due to inflammation or minor infection of the hair follicles located at the opening of nose.
- It is most often a bacterial infection.
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- Examination of the area by a doctor is usually enough to make the diagnosis.
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- Treatment with antibiotics such as Dicloxacillin is needed for 7 to 10 days.
- A cream, such as Mupirocin, can also be used 2 to 3 times a day to help with the infection.
- If the problem keeps coming back, an antibiotic called Rifampin is given twice a day for 4 days to help kill the bacteria likely causing the infection.
- If there is a lump, this may mean that there is a deeper infection. The doctor may need to make a small cut and drain out the pus/infection. Do not try to do this at home. It must be done by a doctor.
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