Skin Diseases

Folliculitis is skin conditions as the presence of inflammatory cells. Folliculitis basically is infection of hair follicles, it may appear anywhere on your skin or scalp. It causes by the formation of a pustule or inflammatory of the nodule surrounding your hair. The inflammation may be either limited to the superficial aspect of the follicle with primary involvement of the infundibulum or the inflammation can affect both the superficial and deep aspects. In severe cases may cause permanent hair loss and scarring, and even mild folliculitis can make you feel uncomfortable and embarrassing. Folliculitis may occur as your hairs regrow after shaving, waxing, electrolysis or plucking. Swabs taken from the pustules are sterile i.e. there is no growth of bacteria or other organisms.

Follioculitis usually caused by bacteria. The most common form of infectious folliculitis is known as barbers itch or impetigo of Bockhart, and these usually caused by Staphylococcus aureus. Yeast and another type of fungus can also others cause. Folliculitis caused by a fungus is seen the most in people who got trouble with fighting infections because they have an impaired immune system. Tars are also another forms of folliculitis which are non-infectious, when oils and greases that come into contact with your skin. The most of the lesions are seen in your bearded area, often occur on the upper lip near by the nose, as erythematous follicular-based papules or pustules that can rupture and leave a yellow crust. The pustule is often pierced by a hair that is easily extracted from the follicle. This form of folliculitis may occur more commonly in staphylococcal nasal carriers.

Causes of Folliculitis

• Saving friction.
• trauma.
• Excessive perspiration.
• Occlusion.
• Inflammatory skin conditions.
• Bacterial and Fungal
• Viral
• Parasite

Symptoms of Folliculitis

• Pain.
• Red and inflammation of the skin
• Edema.
• Yellow pus-filled lesions.
• Small pimples or acne.

Treatment of Folliculitis

there is no requirement treatment forHot tub folliculitis, although doctors may prescribe some medication such as an oral or topical to help relieve itching. If the patient has been taken immunocompromised or the lesions are persistent oral ciprofloxacin. Topical antibiotics, such as bacitracin with polymyxin B, may be given. Fusidic acid is also available both as a cream and as an ointment. You should apply it thinly on to the infected area 3-4 times daily. Mupirocin is available both as a cream and an ointment as well. You may want to apply it thinly on the affected area 3 times a day for up to at lease 10 days. It may be used on all ages except for in the US, the Bactroban nasal ointment is not recommended applying to children under the age of 12. Eosinophilic folliculitis therapies are also very effective against eosinophilic folliculitis, but topical corticosteroids are often another choice of treatment. Applying moist heat compresses to the local area helps promote vasodilation (dilation of the blood vessels) and drainage from the lesions. Keeping skin clean, dry, and free from abrasions or irritation will help to prevent folliculitis. isotretinoin (Accutane) has been used treat severe cases, sometimes it take several months to cure the problems.

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