folliculitis /fol·lic·u·li·tis/ (fah-lik″u-li´tis) inflammation of a follicle.
folliculitis [fŏ-lik″u-li´tis]
folliculitis bar´bae sycosis vulgaris.
folliculitis decal´vans suppurative folliculitis leading to scarring, with permanent hair loss on the involved area.
keloidal folliculitis , folliculitis keloida´lis acne keloid.
folliculitis ulerythemato´sa reticula´ta a condition in which numerous, closely crowded, small atrophic areas separated by narrow ridges appear on the face, the affected area being erythematous and the skin stretched and hard.
folliculitis variolifor´mis see under acne.
folliculitis bar·bae (bär b )n. See barber's itch. |
folliculitis [fŏ-lik″u-li´tis]
inflammation of a follicle(s); used ordinarily in reference to hair follicles, but sometimes in relation to follicles of other kinds.
folliculitis bar´bae sycosis barbae.
gram-negative folliculitis a superinfection complicating long-term systemic antibiotic treatment of acne vulgaris, particularly tetracyclines, usually caused by species of Enterobacter, Klebsiella, or Proteus.
keloid folliculitis infection of hair follicles of the back of the neck and scalp, occurring chiefly in men, producing large, irregular keloid plaques and scarring.
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