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Pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB) is a type of irritant folliculitis that commonly affects people who have curly or coarse facial hair. [1] It occurs when hair curls back into the skin after shaving, causing inflammation, redness, and bumps. [2] [3] This can lead to ingrown hairs, scarring, and skin discoloration. PFB can be treated with various ...
Irritant folliculitis is an inflammation of the hair follicle. [1] It characteristically presents with small red bumps in the skin at sites of occlusion, pressure, friction, or hair removal; typically around the beard area in males, pubic area and lower legs of females, or generally the inner thighs and bottom.
Pseudofolliculitis barbae is a disorder occurring when hair curves back into the skin and causes inflammation. Eosinophilic folliculitis may appear in persons with impaired immune systems. Folliculitis decalvans or tufted folliculitis usually affects the scalp. Several hairs arise from the same hair follicle. Scarring and permanent hair loss ...
Razor bumps (pseudofolliculitis barbae) Shaving rash. Here, we’re focusing specifically on scalp folliculitis. ... Skin Swab: A swab of the affected area may be taken to be looked at more ...
What it looks like: Rosacea causes redness and thick skin on the face, usually clustered in the center. Easy flushing, a stinging sensation, and small, pus-filled pimples are other common signs of ...
Ingrown hair is a condition where a hair curls back or grows sideways into the skin.The condition is most prevalent among people who have coarse or curly hair. It may or may not be accompanied by an infection of the hair follicle (folliculitis) or "razor bumps" (pseudofolliculitis barbae), which vary in size.
About 5.4 million basal and squamous cell cancers (the two most common types of skin cancer) are diagnosed each year in the U.S., and about 80% of those are basal cell cancers, the American Cancer ...
Conditions of or affecting the human integumentary system associated with increased risk of nonmelanoma skin cancer Condition Squamous-cell carcinoma Basal-cell carcinoma; Xeroderma pigmentosum + + Oculocutaneous albinism + + Epidermodysplasia verruciformis + Recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa + Ferguson–Smith syndrome + Muir–Torre ...