A picture showing folliculitis, inflammation of the follicles


A picture showing folliculitis, inflammation of the follicles. 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.


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Photo credit: © Mediscan / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: follicles, follicular, folliculitis, hair, health, inflammation, inflammatory, inflammed, medical, photograph, pimples, skin, sycosis