What is folliculitis

summary

In the summer, we use hair to dissipate heat. Hair can always exist in the body because of hair follicles. But if we don't clean the skin for a long time, it will lead to folliculitis. Let's share the knowledge of folliculitis.

What is folliculitis

First of all, the disease is the whole hair follicle bacterial infection, purulent inflammation. At the beginning of the red papule, gradually evolved into papular pustules, isolated scattered, conscious of mild pain. For adults, it usually appears in the place where there is a lot of sweat and hair on the whole body. In children, it usually occurs on the head. Sometimes, the rashes can fuse with each other, and small patches of alopecia can be left after healing.

Then it starts with a red plump papule consistent with the hair follicle mouth, or starts with a follicular pustule, and then rapidly develops into a papular pustule, which runs through the hair, with inflammation around the red halo, and then dry scab. After about a week, the scab is removed and healed, but there are also repeated attacks, which do not heal for many years, and some can also develop into deep infection, forming furuncle, carbuncle, etc. under normal circumstances, it will not It's scarred.

Finally, uncleanness, scratching and low body resistance may be the predisposing factors of the disease.

matters needing attention

People with folliculitis must pay attention to personal self-health, take a bath frequently, but do not take a bath with a towel. It is easy to cause infection of folliculitis, but pay attention to remove the oil in the body's hair follicles with skin care soap.