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    Glossary Chronic Folliculitis

    long-term inflammation of hair follicles causing red, itchy bumps

    Chronic Folliculitis, also known as Persistent Folliculitis, is a long-term inflammation of the hair follicles. This condition is characterized by red, inflamed bumps that can be itchy or painful and may lead to scarring or hair loss if left untreated. It often requires ongoing management, including good hygiene, topical or oral antibiotics, and sometimes lifestyle changes to prevent flare-ups.

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    1. Enigma of Folliculitis Decalvans in Two Pediatric Sisters, Treated with Low-Dose Isotretinoin and Erythromycin Medical Journal of Dr D Y Patil Vidyapeeth · 2025
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    3. Keratosis follicularis spinulosa decalvans in a family Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2008 · 32 citations
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    5. Diffuse Alopecia With Stem Cell Folliculitis American Journal of Dermatopathology · 1999 · 16 citations
    6. Squamous cell carcinoma arising within folliculitis decalvans British Journal of Dermatology · 2008 · 15 citations
    7. Successful treatment of refractory folliculitis decalvans with secukinumab Australasian Journal of Dermatology · 2019 · 10 citations
    8. Folliculitis decalvans responsive to tofacitinib: A case series Dermatologic Therapy · 2020 · 8 citations
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    10. Folliculitis decalvans and orofacial granulomatosis Advances in Dermatology and Allergology · 2018
    11. Efficacy and safety of diphenylcyclopropenone alone or in combination with anthralin in the treatment of chronic extensive alopecia areata: A retrospective case series Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2015 · 44 citations
    12. Hair eruption initiates and commensal skin microbiota aggravate adverse events of anti-EGFR therapy Science Translational Medicine · 2019 · 41 citations
    13. Scarring alopecia associated with the epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitor erlotinib Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2011 · 32 citations
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    15. JAK-STAT1 as therapeutic target for EGFR deficiency-associated inflammation and scarring alopecia EMBO Molecular Medicine · 2024 · 8 citations
    16. Moth eaten alopecia as a manifestation of group of skin diseases: Reporting a series of 100 cases Journal of clinical images and medical case reports · 2021
    17. Scarring Alopecia Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas · 2012 · 1 citations
    18. Histopathologic Evaluation of Alopecias The American Journal of Dermatopathology · 2006 · 90 citations
    19. Primary Cicatricial Alopecias Dermatologic Clinics · 2012 · 18 citations
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    24. Surgical excision of acne keloidalis nuchae with secondary intention healing Clinical and experimental dermatology · 2007 · 24 citations
    25. Lichen simplex chronicus positive for C5b-9/MAC, IgD and C3c as a result of recurrent bacterial hair follicular unit infection Our Dermatology Online · 2020
    26. Videodermoscopy in the evaluation of hair and scalp disorders Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 2006 · 304 citations
    27. Histopathology of alopecia: a clinicopathological approach to diagnosis Histopathology · 2009 · 170 citations
    28. Alopecia areata in a rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta) Journal of Medical Primatology · 2007 · 16 citations
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