Pseudofolliculitis Barbe - DermAtlas - Dermatology Image Atlas

Contributor

Shahbaz A. Janjua, MD

Diagnosis

pseudofolliculitis barbe

Body Site

beard area neck

Age

25 years

Pigmentation

medium

Organization

follicular

Color

red white/hypo

Morphology

papule

Pattern

symmetric localized

Comments

This 25-year-old man developed a painful acneiform eruption on the beard area after shaving. Note that each inflammatory lesion has a hair follicle in the center. Pseudofolliculitis barbae is a foreign body reaction commonly affecting curly haired males who shave. Improper shaving techniques can contribute to the process by extrafollicular or transfollicular penetration

Description

symmetric follicular red papules and pustules

Image Added

8/22/2004 21:58:13

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