I am a 27 year old woman that has recently in the past week developed a rash on my chest. They look like little pimples with small whiteheads. I pop the whiteheads off and the bumps swell and about 20 to 30 mins later they have whiteheads again. Please help me figure out what this is.
Hello. Thanks for writing to us at Chat Doctor I will keep a possibility of Inflammatory acne. Apart from face, acne can also involve the chest, back and shoulder area because these areas are rich in sebaceous glands. If I was the treating doctor I would have certainly started you on Oral antibiotics e.g. either Doxycycline or Azithromycin. Oral antibiotics are indicated if the acne is inflammatory. Topically I usually ask my patients to apply benzoyl peroxide gel, twice daily. It is antibacterial as well as anti-inflammatory. These are prescription medicines, and therefore I suggest you to visit a dermatologist in your region for a confirmatory diagnosis as well as appropriate prescription. Regards