Liz Buchanan BVSc MRCVS
Keymaster
Hello; simple infected hair follicles do not usually end up looking like this, but it could be a complicated one. There is no guarentee that a bacterial cause is the main concern, as foreign bodies / foreign material, mites, cysts, traumatic lesions eg a rubbing harness, other local inflammatory reactions and even cancers may produce similar-looking lesions. It's worth mentioning ringworm; although this doesnt look typical, but not all ringworm does and given that Ringworm can be spread to people, your vet may test. There are also tick-boune diseases that may present as rings and again, while this doesn't look typical, it may be useful assess the patient in context for that reason too. We would reccommend calling your vets and asking them to triage this case, in order to decide how soon your dog needs to be seen. We would also suggest avoiding the use of hydrogen peroxide unless explicitly suggested by your vet, especially given that the outer skin has holes in it and hydrogen peroxide can be damaging inside the body.
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