Scalp folliculitis may appear as small, red bumps along the hairline or on the ... Scalp folliculitis is caused by inflammation within the hair follicle. What causes the inflammation is not ...

Minor bumps and cuts usually go away on their ... or bacteria. These causes of scalp irritation and soreness can include: An ...

Folliculitis When you have folliculitis of the scalp, the hair follicles become inflamed — typically because of a bacterial or fungal infection. This can result in inflamed acne-like bumps that ...

These tiny bumps or pimples are dead skin cells plugging hair follicles. Keratosis pilaris can worsen in the winter months when the skin tends to dry out and may also worsen during pregnancy.

In Part I of the review (July/August 2004), the anatomy of hair follicles, the diagnostic approach to diseases leading to hair loss, and nonscarring alopecias were discussed. In this article (Part ...

But when pimple-like bumps pop up in unusual places ... is a chronic inflammatory skin disorder. It happens when hair follicles get blocked and nearby sweat glands get clogged and infected ...

A painful bump on your skin could be anything ... long lasting skin condition that affects the hair follicles. Most people with HS don't report their symptoms at first, often because they don ...