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Can you contract folliculitis by through intercourse?
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Yes: Whenever skin gets rubbed and abraded, the possibility of folliculitis exists.
Answered 10/16/2016
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I have a case of folliculitis that doesn't seem to be responding to antibiotics or topicals. Is this something that will maybe not clear up?
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