Folliculitis

by: Nicole Pitt

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 What is folliculitis?
 Small, white headed pimples
 Can result in hair loss or scarring
 Two types: superficial folliculitis and deep
folliculitis
 Caused by a bacteria called staph

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 Causes
 Friction from shaving

 Excessive perspiration

 Inflammatory skin conditions

 Injuries to your skin

 Covering your skin with plastic dressings or adhesive tape

 Exposure to coal tar, pitch or creosote

 Symptoms of superficial folliculitis
 Clusters of small red bumps
 Pus-filled blisters
 Itchy and tenderness

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 Types of Superficial Folliculitis

 Staphylococcal folliculitis
 Pseudomonas folliculitis (hot tub
folliculitis).
 Tinea barbae
 Pseudofolliculitis barbae
 Pityrosporum folliculitis
 Herpetic folliculitis
 Symptoms of Deep folliculitis

 Large swollen bumps

 Pus-filled blisters
 Lots of pain
 Possbile scars
 Types of Deep folliculitis
 Gram-negative folliculitis
 Boils and carbuncles
 Eosinophilic folliculitis

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 Treatment
 Antibiotic applied to the skin or taken
orally
 For facial folliculitis: use an electric
shaver, shaving gel, moisturizing
after-shave
 Risk factors
 Medical conditions that reduce your resistance to
infection
 A pre-existing skin condition
 Trauma to your skin from surgery
 Long-term antibiotic therapy for acne
 Topical corticosteroid therapy
 Obesity
 Living in a warm, humid climate
 Credits
 http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/f
olliculitis/DS00512/DSECTION=preve
ntion
 http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-
guides/folliculitis-topic-overview
 https://www.google.com/health/ref/
Folliculitis