Disseminated recurrent infundibulum folliculitis

Brief introduction of disseminated recurrent fungal folliculitis Disseminated recurrent fungal folliculitis (disseminated and recurrent infundibulofolliculitis) can be found in blacks in Africa and the United States. Hitch and Lunt first described the disseminated hair follicle papules in the torso of a black man in 1968. The cause is unknown, no infection or The cause of the drug. basic knowledge The proportion of illness: 0.001% Susceptible people: no specific people Mode of infection: non-infectious Complications: hair follicle impetigo

The cause of disseminated recurrent fungal folliculitis

The cause is still unknown, and there are no causes of infection or drugs.

Disseminated recurrent fungal folliculitis prevention

1. In the units prone to pyoderma (such as some factories, agricultural machinery stations, primary schools, etc.), extensive publicity and education on the prevention and treatment of suppurative skin diseases, regular preventive inspections, as far as possible to eliminate all factors.

2. Pay attention to skin hygiene, strengthen physical exercise and increase skin resistance.

3. Maintain the integrity of skin function. For skin diseases, especially pruritic skin diseases, timely treatment should be carried out to prevent skin damage and avoid irritation such as scratching and skin friction.

Disseminated recurrent fungal folliculitis complications Complications, hair follicles, impetigo

Generally no special symptoms.

Disseminated recurrent fungal folliculitis symptoms common symptoms papule hair follicle stagnation

The damage is irregular hair follicle papules, polygonal or hemispherical, with a hair passing through the center, hard as a pebbles, normal skin tone, spreading like a chicken skin, sudden onset, quickly involving the trunk, limbs, especially the neck The most obvious chest, self-conscious itch, easy to recurrent.

Detection of disseminated recurrent fungal folliculitis

The funnel of the hair follicle is sponge-like, with lymphocytes infiltrating in the lower dermis, mild fibroblast proliferation, partial hair follicle horn plug, and upper keratinization of the hair follicle.

Diagnosis and differentiation of disseminated recurrent fungal folliculitis

According to the clinical manifestations, easy to recurrent, disseminated distribution of hair follicle papules and histopathological features, can make a diagnosis.

Should be identified with small spine moss, hair moss or submucosal pustulosis.

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