Folliculitis

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Folliculitis is the inflammation of one or more hair follicles. The condition may occur anywhere on the skin.

Folliculitis starts when hair follicles are damaged by friction from clothing, an insect bite,blockage of the follicle, shaving, waxing or too tight braids too close to the scalp traction folliculitis.

In most cases of folliculitis, the damaged follicles are then infected with the bacteria Staphylococcus (staph).

Pseudofolliculitis barbae or [[razor bumps]] is a disorder occurring hair curves back into the skin and cause inflammation.

Symptoms

rash (reddened skin area)

pimples or pustules located around a hair follicle

may crust over

typically occur on neck, axilla, or groin area

may be present as genital lesions

itching skin

spreading from leg to arm to body through improper treatment of antibiotics

Treatment

Topical antiseptic treatment is adequate for most cases

Topical antibiotics such as mupirocin or neomycin containing ointment