folliculitis /fol·lic·u·li·tis/ (fah-lik″u-li´tis) inflammation of a follicle.
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 de·cal·vans (d -c l vnz )n. A papular or pustular inflammation of the hair follicles of the scalp, resulting in scarring and local loss of hair. |
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