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    Glossary Folliculitis

    inflammation of hair follicles, often due to infection

    Folliculitis is an inflammation of the hair follicles, often caused by bacterial or fungal infections. It appears as small, red bumps or white-headed pimples around hair follicles, and can be itchy or painful. In severe cases, it can lead to scarring or permanent hair loss.

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    1. Folliculitis decalvans including tufted folliculitis: clinical, histological and therapeutic findings British Journal of Dermatology · 1999 · 226 citations
    2. Action of isotretinoin in acne rosacea and gram-negative folliculitis Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 1982 · 175 citations
    3. Folliculitis decalvans Dermatologic Therapy · 2008 · 112 citations
    4. Folliculitis decalvans: a multicentre review of 82 patients Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology · 2015 · 68 citations
    5. Folliculitis American journal of clinical dermatology · 2004 · 64 citations
    6. Folliculitis Keloidalis Nuchae and Pseudofolliculitis Barbae Dermatologic clinics · 2014 · 49 citations
    7. Retrospective Review of Folliculitis Decalvans in 23 Patients with Course and Treatment Analysis of Long-standing Cases Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery · 2015 · 43 citations
    8. Folliculitis decalvans: Effectiveness of therapies and prognostic factors in a multicenter series of 60 patients with long-term follow-up Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 2018 · 41 citations
    9. Updates in therapeutics for folliculitis decalvans: A systematic review with evidence-based analysis Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2018 · 40 citations
    10. Simultaneous occurrence of folliculitis decalvans capillitii in identical twins British Journal of Dermatology · 2000 · 39 citations
    11. Oral isotretinoin as the most effective treatment in folliculitis decalvans: a retrospective comparison of different treatment regimens in 28 patients Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology · 2015 · 37 citations
    12. Effective treatment of folliculitis decalvans using selected antimicrobial agents International journal of trichology · 2010 · 33 citations
    13. Wolf's isotopic response: Trichophyton rubrum folliculitis appearing on a herpes zoster scar International Journal of Dermatology · 2000 · 28 citations
    14. Malassezia (Pityrosporon) Folliculitis Occurring During Pregnancy International Journal of Dermatology · 1986 · 28 citations
    15. Long-term remission of folliculitis decalvans after treatment with the long-pulsed Nd:YAG laser Journal of dermatological treatment · 2013 · 27 citations
    16. Photodynamic therapy for the treatment of folliculitis decalvans Photodermatology Photoimmunology & Photomedicine · 2012 · 25 citations
    17. Folliculitis decalvans associated with erlotinib Clinical and Experimental Dermatology · 2010 · 25 citations
    18. Refractory folliculitis decalvans treated with adalimumab: A case series of 23 patients Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2022 · 24 citations
    19. Tinea capitis mimicking folliculitis decalvans Mycoses · 2009 · 24 citations
    20. Isotretinoin treatment for folliculitis decalvans: a retrospective case‐series study International Journal of Dermatology · 2018 · 23 citations
    21. Differential diagnosis of the scalp hair folliculitis. PubMed · 2011 · 21 citations
    22. Squamous cell carcinoma arising within folliculitis decalvans British Journal of Dermatology · 2008 · 15 citations
    23. Topical dapsone for folliculitis decalvans: A retrospective cohort study Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2021 · 14 citations
    24. Systemic photodynamic therapy in folliculitis decalvans Clinical and Experimental Dermatology · 2017 · 14 citations
    25. Tufted hair folliculitis in a patient affected by pachydermoperiostosis: case report and videodermoscopic features. PubMed · 2011 · 13 citations
    26. Recipient Area Folliculitis After Follicular-Unit Transplantation: Characterization of Clinical Features and Analysis of Associated Factors Dermatologic Surgery · 2010 · 11 citations
    27. Folliculitis Decalvans Developing 20 Years After Hair Restoration Surgery in Punch Grafts: Case Report Dermatologic Surgery · 2009 · 11 citations
    28. Successful treatment of refractory folliculitis decalvans with secukinumab Australasian Journal of Dermatology · 2019 · 10 citations
    29. Folliculitis decalvans responsive to tofacitinib: A case series Dermatologic Therapy · 2020 · 8 citations
    30. Diagnostic delay, comorbid hidradenitis suppurativa and the prognostic value of bacterial culture in folliculitis decalvans: A cohort study JDDG Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft · 2023 · 7 citations