Folliculitis of the scalp of a 35-year-old man. Folliculitis is a bacterial infection of the hair follicles forming nodules which can suppurate and pr

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Folliculitis of the scalp of a 35-year-old man. Folliculitis is a bacterial infection of the hair follicles forming nodules which can suppurate and progress to abscesses and scarring. For another close-up view, see image C025/8047. For a wider view of the scalp, see image C025/8048.

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