Symptoms of folliculitis in a hot bath

Have you ever heard of folliculitis in a hot bath? It is a condition produced by pseudomonas aeruginosa, a microbe present in the environment (in water or soil), on the skin after prolonged contact with contaminated water.

Hot tub folliculitis appears as a rash a few days after the patient sat in an improperly maintained hot tub or spa.

This one state It can also occur if you have been swimming in a lake or swimming pool with a bad maintenanceLikewise, pseudomonas folliculitis, as it is also known, can affect people of all ages.

dr. Alejandra Andrino, specialist in gynecology and obstetrics, explained that symptoms occur more often intensity in the area where it is swimsuit retains water in contact with the skin.

may appear red rashlumps and itching and blisters around Hair follicleIn addition, in milder cases, the symptoms disappear without treatment doctor in a few days.

He Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends seeing a doctor if symptoms worsen or if folliculitis occurs Jacuzzi appears several times.

Andrino recommends reducing risks take off your bathing suit after going out and take a shower immediately, wash the clothes you were wearing and use the test strips to measure the level pH jacuzzi, something that looks a bit complicated.

CDC, for its part, in questions maintenance suggests the following disinfectant and pH levels: 3-10 parts per million (ppm or mg/L) free chlorine or 4-8 ppm bromine (hot baths and spas), 1-10 ppm free chlorine or between 3 and 8 ppm bromine (swimming pools) and pH between 7.2 and 7.8 (hot baths, spas and swimming pools).

If those levels aren’t met, Andrino recommended not using hot tubs, spas or swimming pools.