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Difference between hpv and folliculitis
A 37-year-old male asked:

Dr. Arnold Lentnekanswered
Infectious Disease 54 years experience
No: Folliculitis is an infection in the hair follicles on your body - usually most severe under your armpits, groin, or back or neck, but can be anyplace.... Read More
6 viewsAnswered Feb 05, 2021

Dr. Hunter Handsfieldanswered
Infectious Disease 54 years experience
HPV vs folliculitis: No. These are entirely separate problems. Neither causes or predisposes to the other.
6 viewsReviewed Feb 07, 2021
A 41-year-old member asked:

Dr. Martin Raffanswered
Infectious Disease 57 years experience
Herpes simplex: Herpes is a virus. Folliculitis starts when hair follicles are damaged by friction from clothing, an insect bites, blockage of the follicle, shaving, ... Read More
4.8k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 34-year-old female asked:

Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 50 years experience
Distribution: Shingles is limited to one side of the body. If the lesions extend to both sides of the mid-line, it is not shingles. Visit these sites for info.
For ... Read More
116 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 57-year-old female asked:

Dr. Michael Fisheranswered
Dermatology 33 years experience
Hidradenitis: Considered a severe form of acne (acne inversa), hidradenitis suppurativa occurs deep in the skin around oil (sebaceous) glands and hair follicles. Th... Read More
5.6k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 24-year-old member asked:

Dr. Robert Kwokanswered
Pediatrics 34 years experience
Doctor can evaluate: Folliculitis usually affects a larger area of skin than the small spot that a herpes sore affects. Folliculitis is tiny pustules where the hair follic... Read More
6.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 18-year-old female asked:
What are symptoms of cellulitis? how do you tell the difference between cellulitis and folliculitis?

Dr. Michael Einanswered
Infectious Disease 49 years experience
See below: Cellulitis is an infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue caused by a small or microscopic break in the skin that allows staphylococcus or strept... Read More
5.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 46-year-old member asked:

Dr. Seema Patelanswered
Holistic Medicine 28 years experience
Types of acne: Acne can be whiteheads, blackheads, papules (red bumps), pustules (like the folliculitis pustule) and or cystic deep acne. Folliculitis is just a hai... Read More
5.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A male asked:

Dr. Patrick Kohlitzanswered
Internal Medicine 12 years experience
Diagnosis: Folliculitis has characteristic physical exam finding and likely would not be confused for syphillis. However, the rash of syphillis mimics many othe... Read More
3.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 46-year-old member asked:

Dr. Moises Perezanswered
Pharmacy 19 years experience
Keloidalis Nuchae: Keloidalis nuchae is a destructive scarring folliculitis that occurs exclusively on the occipital scalp and posterior neck and affecting mostly africa... Read More
5.6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 46-year-old member asked:

Dr. Tsu-Yi Chuanganswered
Dermatology 51 years experience
Location: Genital herpes usually on penis, scrotum, vulva, pubic area or sometimes, groin. They are small grouped blisters.
Folliculitis, by definition, develop... Read More
6.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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