What is the function and efficacy of sulfur ointment?

1, with antibacterial and anti-inflammatory, inhibiting the growth of mold, killing skin parasites, dissolving the cuticle of skin, preventing sebum leakage, etc., and has good antipruritic and lubricating effects, and has good therapeutic effects on bacterial, fungal, keratotic skin diseases and skin accessory organ diseases.

2. Stimulating and opening pores is not only beneficial to the excretion of sebum blocking pores, but also beneficial to the direct effect of drugs penetrating into hair follicles and sebaceous glands. When applied to the skin, it can also stimulate the opening of pores and enhance the effect of killing scabies.

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Patients with scabies with secondary infection of skin lesions need to take antibiotics orally, and then use sulfur ointment to treat scabies after the infection is controlled. If the external use of 10% sulfur ointment has a stimulating reaction, children can use 5% sulfur ointment. When scrotum suffers from scabies nodules, corticosteroid ointment and sulfur ointment can be used alternately.

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