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Pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB) is most common on the face, but it can also happen on other parts of the body where hair is shaved or plucked, especially areas where hair is curly and the skin is sensitive, such as genital shaving (more properly termed pseudofolliculitis pubis or PFP). [6] After a hair has been shaved, it begins to grow back.
The disease is closely related to pseudofolliculitis barbae and both occur frequently in black men in the military, where it is so common that the US Army has developed official protocols for management. [4] Prolonged cases of AKN can cause keloid formation due to chronic irritation from folliculitis.
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.
[1] [2] Pseudofolliculitis barbae is a type of irritant folliculitis in the beard area. [2] Mechanical factors that typically trigger irritant folliculitis include hair removal by razor, waxing, electrolysis, and by plucking. [2] Repeated rubbing of skin such as friction on the inner thighs, may result in the irritation. [3]
Those with skin conditions such as pseudofolliculitis barbae or severe acne are allowed to maintain short facial hair with the permission of a doctor or medic, but no shaping is allowed, only trimming with an electric razor or approved regular razor. 1/8–1/4 of an inch (3.17 mm to 6.34 mm) is usually the standard for this condition.
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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 ...
Wolff, Hans; Fischer, Tobias W.; Blume-Peytavi, Ulrike (2016-05-27). "The Diagnosis and Treatment of Hair and Scalp Diseases".Deutsches Ärzteblatt International.