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  2. Pseudofolliculitis barbae - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Irritant folliculitis - Wikipedia

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    [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]

  4. Ingrown hair - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. Keep getting razor burn or bumps? Change your routine with a ...

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    Razor bumps, a.k.a. pseudofolliculitis barbae, typically appear on the skin once the shaved hair has begun growing back, within a few days post-shave.This type of irritation presents as itchy ...

  6. Bumps on Your Scalp? You May Have Folliculitis: What to Know

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    Scalp Folliculitis. Scalp folliculitis is a skin condition that occurs when the hair follicles on the scalp become inflamed. This results in pustules, whiteheads, or other pimple-like bumps on the ...

  7. Folliculitis - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  8. The U.S. has the widest health span-lifespan gap - AOL

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    The average life expectancy in the U.S. is 77.5 years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But Americans outlive their health spans by 12.4 years, the study found.

  9. Alopecia areata - Wikipedia

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    The disease may be limited only to the beard, in which case it is called alopecia areata barbae. [22] If the person loses all the hair on the scalp, the disease is then called alopecia areata totalis. [7] If all body hair, including pubic hair, is lost, the diagnosis then becomes alopecia areata universalis. [7]