Question 1

Is folliculitis a symptom of hpv or does hpv cause it?

Accepted Answer

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.

HPV is a virus (Human Papillomavirus) that causes warts on your skin.  Very infrequently, these warts can evolve into cancer, especially when in the genital areas

Question 2

Whats the difference between herpes and folliculitis?

Accepted Answer

Herpes is a virus. Folliculitis starts when hair follicles are damaged by friction from clothing, an insect bites, blockage of the follicle, shaving, or braids too tight and too close to the scalp. In most cases the damaged follicles are then infected with the bacteria staphylococcus, and may result in boils.

Question 3

Difference between shingles and folliculitis?

Accepted Answer

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 shingles: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/shingles/symptoms-causes/syc-20353054
For foliculitis: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/folliculitis/symptoms-causes/syc-20361634

Question 4

What is hidradenitis and how can you tell the difference between folliculitis and hidradenitis by physical observation?

Accepted Answer

Considered a severe form of acne (acne inversa), hidradenitis suppurativa occurs deep in the skin around oil (sebaceous) glands and hair follicles. The parts of the body affected — the groin and armpits, for example — are also the main locations of apocrine sweat glands.

Question 5

How can you tell the difference between folliculitis and herpes?

Accepted Answer

Folliculitis usually affects a larger area of skin than the small spot that a herpes sore affects. Folliculitis is tiny pustules where the hair follicles are. Herpes makes tiny blisters, in a cluster, very close together. Herpes blisters (vesicles) break open with some clear or yellowish fluid, not pus like in folliculitis. A doctor can evaluate and tell the difference.

Question 6

What are symptoms of cellulitis? how do you tell the difference between cellulitis and folliculitis?

Accepted Answer

Cellulitis is an infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue caused by a small or microscopic break in the skin that allows staphylococcus or streptococcus colonizing the skin to enter and cause infection. It causes the skin to turn a diffuse red color with warmth, swelling and tenderness.Folliculitis is infection of the hair follicles with inflammation and small pustules of the  hair follicles.

Question 7

What's the difference between acne and a folliculitis pustule?

Accepted Answer

Acne can be whiteheads, blackheads, papules (red bumps), pustules (like the folliculitis pustule) and or cystic deep acne.  Folliculitis is just a hair follicle that is infected and pustule means that particular follicle also had pus.  So this is just a form of acne.

Question 8

Can a doctor easily tell the difference between syphilis and folliculitis just by looking at it?

Accepted Answer

Folliculitis has characteristic physical exam finding and likely would not be confused for syphillis.  However, the rash of syphillis mimics many other diseases and conceivably could be confused for folliculitis.  Blood testing is the best way to get a final diagnosis.

Question 9

What is the difference between keloidalis nuchae (folliculitis) andl acne vulgaris?

Accepted Answer

Keloidalis nuchae is a destructive scarring folliculitis that occurs exclusively on the occipital scalp and posterior neck and affecting mostly african american men aged 13-25 years. Acne vulgaris is a common skin disease characterized by inflammatory lesions called zits with redness, swelling, pain, and white pus. Antibiotics used in keloidalis nuchae differ from ones used in acne vulgaris.

Question 10

How do you tell the difference between folliculitis and genital herpes?

Accepted Answer

Genital herpes usually on penis, scrotum, vulva, pubic area or sometimes, groin. They are small grouped blisters.
Folliculitis, by definition, developed around hair follicles. So it can be on body, face, arms, legs, etc. It rarely appears in genitalia unless there are hairy and thus having follicles. Besides, they are pustular, red bumps.

Difference between hpv and folliculitis

Is folliculitis a symptom of hpv or does hpv cause it?

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Whats the difference between herpes and folliculitis?

Difference between shingles and folliculitis?

What is hidradenitis and how can you tell the difference between folliculitis and hidradenitis by physical observation?

How can you tell the difference between folliculitis and herpes?

What are symptoms of cellulitis? how do you tell the difference between cellulitis and folliculitis?

What's the difference between acne and a folliculitis pustule?

Can a doctor easily tell the difference between syphilis and folliculitis just by looking at it?

What is the difference between keloidalis nuchae (folliculitis) andl acne vulgaris?

How do you tell the difference between folliculitis and genital herpes?

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