In a recent TikTok, Dr Karan Rajan followed up on a video of another app user who had been advised to use an anti-dandruff ...
Pityrosporum folliculitis, or fungal acne, is often mistaken for hormonal acne. “I find that often ‘back acne’ is actually ...
Dr. Penzi adds that the most common cause is bacteria, but other common culprits include yeast and fungus (known as pityrosporum folliculitis), viruses (herpes, molluscum), and demodex (a type of ...
Malassezia (Pityrosporum) folliculitis. Pityrosporum folliculitis is an acneiform eruption consisting of chronic pruritic follicular papules and pustules on the upper trunk, neck, and upper arms ...
A 40-year-old man presented with a 1-year history of a red scaly eruption in the scalp, behind the ears, and in the nasal alae. The eruption in the scalp was slightly pruritic. There was relative ...