folliculitis

American  

[fuh-lik-yuh-lahy-tis] / fəˌlɪk yəˈlaɪ tɪs /

noun

Pathology.

1. inflammation of hair follicles.

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Etymology

Origin of folliculitis

1855–60; < Latin follicul ( us ) ( follicle ) + -itis

Example Sentences

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

From Seattle Times • Dec. 18, 2023

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

From BBC • Jul. 17, 2023

“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.”

From Seattle Times • Jun. 11, 2023

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.

From New York Times • Dec. 29, 2021

Exceptionally ringworm appears as a markedly inflammatory pustular circumscribed patch, formerly thought to be a distinct affection and described under the name of conglomerate pustular folliculitis.

From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Stelwagon, Henry Weightman