Which description best matches folliculitis appearance?

Which description best matches folliculitis appearance?

• A. Patches of hair loss with scaling
• B. Papules and pustules at the base of hair follicles in shaved, taped, or abraded areas
• C. Umbilicated papules with central dimple
• D. Honey-colored crusts on the trunk

Answer: (B)

Folliculitis presents as small red papules or pustules centered around hair follicles. This pattern is especially likely after shaving, tapping, or abrading the skin, where irritation or minor infection at the follicle base leads to clustered bumps at those sites. The description of papules and pustules at the base of hair follicles in areas subjected to shaving or abrasion best matches this condition. By contrast, patches of hair loss with scaling point to a fungal infection like tinea capitis, umbilicated papules with a central dimple to molluscum contagiosum, and honey-colored crusts on the trunk to impetigo.

Folliculitis presents as small red papules or pustules centered around hair follicles. This pattern is especially likely after shaving, tapping, or abrading the skin, where irritation or minor infection at the follicle base leads to clustered bumps at those sites. The description of papules and pustules at the base of hair follicles in areas subjected to shaving or abrasion best matches this condition. By contrast, patches of hair loss with scaling point to a fungal infection like tinea capitis, umbilicated papules with a central dimple to molluscum contagiosum, and honey-colored crusts on the trunk to impetigo.