pseudofolliculitis

pseudofolliculitis
Erythematous follicular papules or, less commonly, pustules resulting from close shaving of very curly hair; growing tips of hairs consequently reenter the skin adjacent to the follicle producing ingrown hairs; p. of the beard area is very common in blacks.

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pseu·do·fol·lic·u·li·tis (soo″do-fə-lik″u-liґtis) [pseudo- + folliculitis] a skin condition resembling folliculitis.

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