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folliculitis

American  
[fuh-lik-yuh-lahy-tis] / fəˌlɪk jəˈlaɪ tɪs /

noun

Pathology.
  1. inflammation of hair follicles.


Etymology

Origin of folliculitis

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

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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

The patient had some folliculitis, but it was not on his scalp, so that wasn’t it.

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 Henry Weightman Stelwagon

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