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Special types of folliculitis which should be differentiated from acne

Because both acne vulgaris and folliculitis can present as inflammatory erythematous papules, pustules or nodules, they are often hard to distinguish. The importance to distinguish between these 2 shall be stressed as their pathogenesis and therapies are different and misdiagnosis or missed diagnosi...

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Autores principales: Sun, Kai-lv, Chang, Jian-min
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Taylor & Francis 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5821164/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29484091
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19381980.2017.1356519
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Sumario:Because both acne vulgaris and folliculitis can present as inflammatory erythematous papules, pustules or nodules, they are often hard to distinguish. The importance to distinguish between these 2 shall be stressed as their pathogenesis and therapies are different and misdiagnosis or missed diagnosis may lead to improper treatment. We will introduce several special types of folliculitis that should be differentiated from acne to increase our knowledge of the disorders with an acne-like manifestation.