TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Folliculitis A1 - Nichols, Kim A1 - Sanchez, Miguel R. A2 - Kelly, A. Paul A2 - Taylor, Susan C. A2 - Lim, Henry W. A2 - Serrano, Ana Maria Anido PY - 2016 T2 - Taylor and Kelly's Dermatology for Skin of Color, 2e AB - KEY POINTSFolliculitis is an inflammatory condition of the hair follicle that is caused by infection, physical injury, or chemical irritation.The most common type of folliculitis is infectious. This is usually secondary to Staphylococcus aureus, which is treated with topical or oral antibiotics.Staphylococcal folliculitis is particularly prevalent in the African American human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive population.The noninfectious folliculitides are induced by drugs or chemicals, or they are activated mechanically.Eosinophilic folliculitis is a rare sterile folliculitis encompassing the classic Ofuji disease, HIV-associated eosinophilic folliculitis, and eosinophilic pustular folliculitis of infancy.Certain perifolliculocentric inflammatory disorders, such as pseudofolliculitis barbae, acne keloidalis nuchae, and perifolliculitis capitis abscedens et suffodiens, although not true folliculitides, can often mimic folliculitis and are seen more often in African Americans. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/18 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1161546757 ER -