RT Book, Section
A1 Taylor, Susan C.
A1 Elbuluk, Nada M.
SR Print(0)
ID 1200674304
T1 Folliculitis
T2 Taylor and Elbuluk's Color Atlas and Synopsis for Skin of Color
YR 2023
FD 2023
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781264268900
LK dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1200674304
RD 2024/04/19
AB KEY  POINTSFolliculitis  can  occur  anywhere  on  the  body  secondary  to  various  infectious  etiologies.It  can  present  with  various  papular  morphologies  including  flat  topped,  pinpoint,  umbilciated,  and  nodular.Clinically  on  lighter  skin  it  presents  with  pink  to  red  papules  while  on  darker  skin  these  papules  can  be  pink  to  pink  brown  to  violaceous  to  dark  brown.  Both  skin  types  can  also  present  with  pustules.In  darker  skin,  it  can  also  resolve  with  postinflamammatory  hyperpigmentation.