pseudofolliculitis /pseu·do·fol·lic·u·li·tis/ (-fah-lik″u-li´tis) a chronic disorder occurring chiefly in black men, most often in the submandibular region of the neck, the characteristic lesions of which are erythematous papules containing buried hairs.
pseu·do·fol·lic·u·li·tis (s  d -f -l ky-l  ts)n. Follicular papules or pustules resulting from close shaving or plucking of very curly hair and caused by the tips of hairs growing into the follicle wall or reentering the skin adjacent to the follicle. |
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