Actinic Superficial Folliculitis

August 2003 in “ JEADV. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology/Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology ”

Claudia Jaeger, Wolfgang Hartschuh, Uta Jappe

actinic superficial folliculitis superficial follicular pustulosis suppurative folliculitis T cells macrophages neutrophils hair follicles sebaceous glands

Studysummary This case report documents a 30-year-old man's presentation with actinic superficial folliculitis and characterizes the inflammatory infiltrate, supporting the classification of this condition as a distinct disease entity.

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