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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, [2] blockage of the follicle, shaving, or braids that are very tight and close to the scalp. The damaged follicles are then infected by Staphylococcus spp. Folliculitis can affect people ...
Fox–Fordyce Disease can be a rare side effect of laser hair removal, particularly in areas like the armpits and bikini line, where apocrine sweat glands are concentrated. While lasers, such as the Alex/Diode type, target hair follicles, they can accidentally damage nearby sweat glands, causing them to become blocked and leading to FFD.
Irritant folliculitis is an inflammation of the hair follicle. [1] It characteristically presents with small red bumps in the skin at sites of occlusion, pressure, friction, or hair removal; typically around the beard area in males, pubic area and lower legs of females, or generally the inner thighs and bottom.
Scalp folliculitis is caused when microorganisms enter the hair follicles through tiny cuts, abrasions, or via the sebaceous glands. Scalp folliculitis can be caused by a few factors, including:
Eosinophilic folliculitis may be suspected clinically when an individual with HIV exhibits the classic symptoms. The diagnosis can be supported by the finding of eosinophilia but a skin biopsy is necessary to establish it. Skin biopsies reveal lymphocytic and eosinophilic inflammation around the hair follicles.
The hair on some parts of your body, such as your armpits or genitals, may start to thin. In addition to affecting body hair growth, low testosterone may also reduce the growth of your facial hair ...
Boils are bumpy, red, pus-filled lumps around a hair follicle that are tender, warm, and painful. They range from pea-sized to golf ball-sized. A yellow or white point at the center of the lump can be seen when the boil is ready to drain or discharge pus. In a severe infection, an individual may experience fever, swollen lymph nodes, and ...
Folliculitis decalvans is an inflammation of the hair follicle that leads to bogginess or induration of involved parts of the scalp along with pustules, erosions, crusts, ulcers, and scale. [1]: 649 [2]: 760–1 It begins at a central point and spreads outward, leaving scarring, sores, and, due to the inflammation, hair loss in its wake. [3]