Folliculitis - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic
2022年8月31日 · Folliculitis is a common skin condition that happens when hair follicles become inflamed. It's often caused by an infection with bacteria. At first it may look like small pimples around the tiny pockets from where each hair grows (hair follicles).
Folliculitis - Diagnosis & treatment - Mayo Clinic
2022年8月31日 · Learn more about how damaged hair follicles become infected. This condition may clear up on its own, but severe infections can cause scarring or hair loss.
Boils and carbuncles - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic
2021年9月18日 · A boil is a painful, pus-filled bump that forms under your skin when bacteria infect and inflame one or more of your hair follicles. A carbuncle is a cluster of boils that form a connected area of infection under the skin. Boils (furuncles) usually start as …
Staph infections - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
2022年5月25日 · The most common type of staph infection is the boil. This is a pocket of pus that develops in a hair follicle or oil gland. The skin over the infected area usually becomes red and swollen. If a boil breaks open, it will probably drain pus. Boils occur most often under the arms or around the groin or buttocks. Impetigo.
Ingrown hair - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
2024年1月19日 · Ingrown hair occurs when a hair that's been removed starts to grow back and curves into the skin. Shaving, tweezing or waxing can cause this to happen. An ingrown hair can cause tiny, swollen bumps on the skin that may hurt. The condition most often affects Black people with curly hair who shave.
Mayo Clinic Q and A: Understanding adult acne
2018年5月18日 · When your body produces too much sebum and dead skin cells, they can build up and plug the hair follicles, creating an environment where bacteria thrive. That can lead to inflammation or infection, causing pimples and other acne symptoms.
Ringworm (scalp) - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic
2022年1月22日 · Ringworm of the scalp appears as round patches where the hair has broken off at or just above the scalp. These bald-looking patches slowly grow larger. Ringworm of the scalp is a contagious infection.
Acne - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
2024年7月20日 · Acne develops when sebum — an oily substance that lubricates your hair and skin — and dead skin cells plug hair follicles. Bacteria can trigger inflammation and infection resulting in more severe acne.
Hidradenitis suppurativa - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
2024年6月21日 · Hidradenitis suppurativa develops when hair follicles become blocked, but why this blockage occurs isn't known. Experts think it could be connected to hormones, genetic predisposition, cigarette smoking or excess weight.
Implementing hair follicle DNA extraction advances germline …
2024年6月11日 · Researchers at Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center have implemented a new germline testing method using hair follicle DNA extraction, which enhances patient care for hematologic malignancies.