folliculitis ulerythematosa reticulata

[yōō-lĕr′ə-thē′mə-tō′sə rĭ-tĭk′yə-lā′tə, -thĕm′ə-]

n.

An eruptive folliculitis usually occurring on the cheeks, in which atrophy of the skin creates a network of pitted scars.

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