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    Glossary Keratotic Plugs

    small, hardened accumulations of keratin blocking hair follicles

    Keratotic plugs, also known as keratin plugs or follicular plugs, are small, hardened accumulations of keratin and dead skin cells that block hair follicles. These plugs can lead to conditions like keratosis pilaris, where the skin becomes rough and bumpy, often resembling goosebumps. They are commonly found on the upper arms, thighs, and buttocks, and can sometimes cause inflammation or irritation.

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    1. <i>Malassezia</i> Display a Hyphae-like “Spaghetti-and-Meatballs” Configuration in Keratotic Plugs Medical Mycology Journal · 2022 · 3 citations
    2. Optical coherence tomography-assisted diagnosis of follicular keratosis of the chin 2015 · 5 citations
    3. Clinico-epidemiology of Keratosis Pilaris with Histopathologic and Dermoscopic Evaluation – A Cross-sectional Study in a Rural Tertiary Hospital Clinical Dermatology Review · 2026
    4. Sebaceous Gland, Hair Shaft, and Epidermal Barrier Abnormalities in Keratosis Pilaris with and without Filaggrin Deficiency ˜The œAmerican journal of pathology · 2015 · 23 citations
    5. Efficacy and Safety of Long-Pulsed 755-nm Alexandrite Laser for Keratosis Pilaris: A Split-Body Randomized Clinical Trial Dermatology and Therapy · 2022 · 9 citations
    6. Efficacy and safety of the Exfoliate-Dissolve-Repair skin care approach in the treatment of keratosis pilaris: a randomized controlled clinical trial study protocol Trials · 2026
    7. Ulerythema ophryogenes (keratosis pilaris atrophicans faciei). 2016
    8. Evaluation of dermoscopy in differential diagnosis of facial actinic keratosis Chinese Journal of Dermatology · 2017
    9. 180 The investigation of dermoscopy in differential diagnosis of facial actinic keratosis Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2017 · 3 citations
    10. Weathering of the hairless scalp: a study using skin capacitance imaging and ultraviolet light-enhanced visualization Clinical and Experimental Dermatology · 2009 · 19 citations
    11. Chloracne: histopathologic findings in one case Journal of cutaneous pathology · 2002 · 18 citations
    12. Lichen planopilaris [cicatricial (scarring) alopecia] in a child International Journal of Dermatology · 2001 · 18 citations
    13. Dermoscopy of discoid lupus erythematosus: Report of two cases The Journal of Dermatology · 2014 · 13 citations
    14. Trichoscopy in alopecias Turkderm · 2014 · 1 citations
    15. A prospective descriptive study of 100 patients with facial trichostasis spinulosa TURKDERM · 2025
    16. Dissecting Cellulitis of the Scalp Elsevier eBooks · 2018
    17. Skin iconography analysis of traumatic anserine folliculosis: Skin image feature of TAF Skin Research and Technology · 2024
    18. The clinical features and histopathologic patterns of folliculotropic mycosis fungoides in a series of 38 cases Journal of Cutaneous Pathology · 2014 · 46 citations
    19. Fox-Fordyce Disease Archives of dermatology · 1979 · 22 citations
    20. Winer's dilated pore, rare presentation in the external ear canal Auris Nasus Larynx · 2001 · 5 citations
    21. Fox-Fordyce disease. Control with tretinoin cream Archives of dermatology · 1979 · 5 citations
    22. Reflectance Confocal Microscopy of Adult Periorificial Dermatitis: A Case Report Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology · 2023
    23. Widespread and eruptive comedonal lesions with alopecia JAAD case reports · 2022
    24. Tretinoin Treatment of Fox-Fordyce Disease Archives of dermatology · 1979 · 19 citations
    25. Erythromelanosis Follicularis Faciei: First Case Report from Saudi Arabia 2003 · 1 citations
    26. Early Skin Biopsy in Conradi‐Hünermann‐Happle Syndrome (X‐Linked Dominant Chondrodysplasia Punctata) Journal of Cutaneous Pathology · 2025
    27. Trichoscopy of Discoid Lupus Erythematosus in Caucasian Scalp: A Review Skin Appendage Disorders · 2024 · 3 citations
    28. Pruritic Hyperkeratotic Facial Papules Archives of dermatology · 1997 · 1 citations
    29. Follicular red dots in areas with an anatomic colocalization of alopecia areata and vitiligo Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2013
    30. Validity of trichoscopy in the diagnosis of primary cicatricial alopecias International Journal of Dermatology · 2016 · 34 citations