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Definition
Folliculitis is inflammation of one or more hair follicles. The condition may occur anywhere on the skin.
Symptoms
Common symptoms include a rash , itching, and pimples or pustules near a hair follicle in the neck, groin, or genital area. The pimples may crust over.
Causes
Folliculitis starts when hair follicles are damaged by friction from clothing, blockage of the follicle, or shaving. In most cases of folliculitis, the damaged follicles are then infected with the bacteria Staphylococcus (staph). Barber's itch is a staph infection of the hair follicles in the beard area of the face, usually the upper lip. Shaving aggravates the condition. Tinea barbae is similar to barber's itch, but the infection is caused by a fungus.
Encyclopedia: Tinea Barbae
Tinea barbae or barbers itch is a fungal infection of the hair. Tinea barbae is due to a dermatophytic infection around the bearded area of men. Generally, the infection occurs as a follicular inflammation, or as a cutaneous granulomatous lesion, i.e. a chronic inflammatory reaction. It is one of the causes of Folliculitis. It is most common among agricultural workers, as the transmission is more common from animal-to-human than human-to-human....
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