Folliculitis
| Folliculitis | |
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| Folliculitis, single lesion | |
| Classification and external resources | |
| Specialty | Dermatology |
| ICD-10 | L73.9 (ILDS L73.91) |
| ICD-9-CM | 704.8 |
| DiseasesDB | 31367 |
| MedlinePlus | 000823 |
| eMedicine | derm/159 |
| Patient UK | Folliculitis |
| MeSH | D005499 |
Folliculitis is the infection and inflammation of one or more hair follicles. The condition may occur anywhere on the skin with the exception of the palms of the hands and soles of the feet. The rash may appear as pimples that come to white tips on the face, chest, back, arms, legs, buttocks and head.
Most carbuncles, boils, and other cases of folliculitis develop from Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Folliculitis starts with the introduction of a skin pathogen to a hair follicle. Hair follicles can also be damaged by friction from clothing, an insect bite, blockage of the follicle, shaving, or braids too tight and too close to the scalp. The damaged follicles are then infected with the bacterium Staphylococcus. Folliculitis can affect people of all ages.
Iron deficiency anemia is sometimes associated with chronic cases.
Folliculitis may recur even after symptoms have gone away.
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