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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 ...
Scalp folliculitis is a skin condition that occurs when the hair follicles on the scalp become inflamed. This results in pustules, whiteheads, or other pimple-like bumps on the scalp that can be ...
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.
Hot tub folliculitis, also called Pseudomonal folliculitis or Pseudomonas aeruginosa folliculitis, is a common type of folliculitis featuring inflammation of hair follicles and surrounding skin. [1]: 272 This condition is caused by an infection of the skin and hair follicles by the bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
It is often found accompanying folliculitis, or inflammation of the hair follicle itself. It can have infectious or non-infectious causes. [2] References
COVID-19, pertussis (aka whooping cough) and varicella (chicken pox) are just some of the vaccinations you can get to reduce your odds of getting sick and greatly reduce your chances of serious ...
Dissecting cellulitis of the scalp, also known as dissecting folliculitis, perifolliculitis capitis abscedens et suffodiens of Hoffman, perifolliculitis abscedens et suffodiens, or folliculitis abscedens et suffodiens, is an inflammatory condition of the scalp that can lead to scarring alopecia, which begins with deep inflammatory nodules, primarily over occiput, that progresses to coalescing ...
Many people can be affected with sufficient motion [2] and some people will experience motion sickness at least once in their lifetime. [8] Susceptibility, however, is variable, with about one-third of the population being susceptible while other people can be affected only under very extreme conditions. [2] Women can be more easily affected ...