Folliculitis is a common skin condition that occurs when hair follicles become inflamed due to infection, irritation, or blockage. The most frequent cause is a bacterial infection, though fungi and ...
We've all seen or experienced firsthand strawberry legs: the phenomenon when your hair follicles turn red. However, it may ...
Odds are you have folliculitis.
Pimples or a pimple-like rash can develop on any part of the body, including on the legs and thighs. Potential causes include folliculitis, keratosis pilaris, and hives. Pimples often appear as one or ...
Scalp folliculitis is a skin condition that occurs when the hair follicles on the scalp become inflamed. This results in pustules, whiteheads, or other pimple-like bumps on the scalp that can be ...
Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is an inflammatory skin condition that causes painful lumps under the skin that may burst, scar, and form tunnels. Early HS is often misdiagnosed as acne vulgaris, cysts, ...
Hair follicle infections are often difficult to treat because bacteria settle in the gap between hair and skin, where it is difficult for active substances to reach them. In order to investigate this ...
When shaving your legs, the goal is to get smooth, hair-free skin. But, hair removal can sometimes lead to issues like little dark spots all over the legs, known as strawberry legs. The good news is ...