RT Book, Section
A1 Nichols, Kim
A1 Sanchez, Miguel R.
A2 Kelly, A. Paul
A2 Taylor, Susan C.
A2 Lim, Henry W.
A2 Serrano, Ana Maria Anido
SR Print(0)
ID 1161546757
T1 Folliculitis
T2 Taylor and Kelly's Dermatology for Skin of Color, 2e
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071805520
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1161546757
RD 2024/04/25
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.