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Also known as seborrhea capitis, hair follicle dermatitis

Folliculitis is the infection and inflammation of one or more hair follicles. The condition may occur anywhere on hair-covered skin. The rash may appear as pimples that come to white tips on the face, chest, back, arms, legs, buttocks, or head.

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Folliculitis
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Folliculitis, single lesion
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Dermatology

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Subclass of
disease
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Commons category
Folliculitis
health specialty
dermatology
NCI Thesaurus ID
C94408
ICD-9-CM
704.8
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