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What is foliculitis?

Updated: 9/7/2023
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Folliculitis is the inflammation of one or more hair follicles. The condition may occur anywhere on the skin.1


1.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folliculitis

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the inflammation of one or more hair follicles. this can happen anywhere on the body. it starts by the hair becoming damaged by friction caused by clothing, an insect bite, blockage of the follicle, shaving or braiding the hair to tight to the scalp causing traction folliculitis. in most cases the hair can become infected by bacteria called staphylococcus.

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