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Can folliculitis cause cysts if it spreads beneath the skin?

Q: can folliculitis cause cysts if it spreads beneath the skin?

: The usual pattern of a folliculitis spreading under the skin would be to form an abscess. Those abscesses often have a capsule. These differ from cysts that arise from sebum secreting glands or in some cases a folliculitis. So yes but not the expected outcome.

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Dr. James Ferguson answered

The usual pattern of a folliculitis spreading under the skin would be to form an abscess. Those abscesses often have a capsule. These differ from cysts that arise from sebum secreting glands or in some cases a folliculitis. So yes but not the expected outcome.

Dr Seibert agreed

Answered 11/27/2022

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A member asked:

Can folliculitis cause cysts if it spreads beneath the skin?

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Dr. James Ferguson answered

Dr Seibert agreed

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