folliculitis

For instance, he said, rosacea sometimes resembles acne, and a type of fungal infection called malassezia folliculitis can also cause pimplelike bumps.

He finally quit after the stress from work left him with a bad case of folliculitis, a skin disorder caused by inflamed hair follicles.

“If you do not at least rinse your hair afterward, you can get inflammation of your hair follicles, which is called folliculitis, and pimples on your scalp.”

And then there was secondary C.V.G., when the strange ridges and grooves were associated with a wide range of disorders, from eczema and folliculitis to thyroid diseases and cancer.

Q: Over many years, I have consulted seven physicians, including two dermatologists, about a condition on my face and neck identified alternately as folliculitis and acne.