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Folliculitis

MedGen UID:
4752
Concept ID:
C0016436
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Folliculitides
SNOMED CT: Folliculitis (13600006); Hair follicle inflammation (721130001)
 
HPO: HP:0025084
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0006552

Definition

Inflammatory cells within the wall and ostia of the hair follicle, creating a follicular-based pustule. [from HPO]

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CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVFolliculitis

Conditions with this feature

Pachyonychia congenita 2
MedGen UID:
314107
Concept ID:
C1721007
Disease or Syndrome
Pachyonychia congenita (PC) is characterized by hypertrophic nail dystrophy, painful palmoplantar keratoderma and blistering, oral leukokeratosis, pilosebaceous cysts (including steatocystoma and vellus hair cysts), palmoplantar hyperhydrosis, and follicular keratoses on the trunk and extremities.
X-linked lymphoproliferative disease due to XIAP deficiency
MedGen UID:
336848
Concept ID:
C1845076
Disease or Syndrome
X-linked lymphoproliferative disease (XLP) in general is characterized by an inappropriate immune response to Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection leading to hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) or severe mononucleosis, dysgammaglobulinemia, and lymphoproliferative disease (malignant lymphoma). The condition primarily affects males. XLP has two recognizable subtypes, XLP1 (due to pathogenic variants in SH2D1A) and XLP2 (due to pathogenic variants in XIAP). HLH / fulminant infectious mononucleosis is the most common presentation regardless of subtype. HLH is characterized as an acute illness with prolonged and high fever, bi- or trilineage cytopenias, and hepatosplenomegaly, which is often severe or fatal. Death is generally secondary to liver failure or multisystem organ dysfunction. In those with XLP1, dys- or hypogammaglobulinemia can lead to varying degrees of humoral immune dysfunction associated with bronchiectasis and recurrent respiratory infections that, if untreated, may result in death. Lymphoproliferative disease (malignant lymphoma) and other lymphoproliferative diseases are specific to XLP1 and often develop in childhood, usually following EBV exposure. Rarer findings in those with XLP1 can include aplastic anemia, vasculitis, and lymphoid granulomatosis. Males with XLP2 are more likely to have HLH without EBV infection, recurrent episodes of HLH (which is not typically seen in those with XLP1), splenomegaly, and gastrointestinal disease, including enterocolitis and perirectal abscesses or fistulae. Rarely, individuals with XLP2 and inflammatory bowel disease have been reported to develop inflammatory liver disease, which can progress to fatal liver failure. Transient hypogammaglobulinemia has been rarely observed in those with XLP2. To date, neither lymphoproliferative disease nor common variable immunodeficiency has been reported in males with XLP2. Heterozygous females rarely have symptoms. There are, however, increasing numbers of reports of affected females with unfavorable (skewed) X-chromosome inactivation favoring the X chromosome with the pathogenic variant who develop HLH, inflammatory bowel disease, and erythema nodosum.
Inflammatory bowel disease 25
MedGen UID:
393403
Concept ID:
C2675508
Disease or Syndrome
Any inflammatory bowel disease in which the cause of the disease is a mutation in the IL10RB gene.
Keratosis follicularis spinulosa decalvans, autosomal dominant
MedGen UID:
412573
Concept ID:
C2748527
Disease or Syndrome
Keratosis follicularis spinulosa decalvans (KFSD) is an uncommon genodermatosis characterized by follicular hyperkeratosis, progressive cicatricial alopecia, and photophobia. Most reported cases show X-linked inheritance (KFSDX; 308800) (Castori et al., 2009).
Inflammatory bowel disease 28
MedGen UID:
442630
Concept ID:
C2751053
Disease or Syndrome
An autosomal recessive condition caused by mutation(s) in the IL10RA gene, encoding interleukin-10 receptor subunit alpha. It is characterized by early-onset chronic relapsing intestinal inflammation.
Keratosis follicularis spinulosa decalvans, X-linked
MedGen UID:
854384
Concept ID:
C3887525
Congenital Abnormality
Keratosis follicularis spinulosa decalvans is an uncommon genodermatosis chiefly characterized by widespread keratosis pilaris, progressive cicatricial alopecia of the scalp, eyebrows, and eyelashes, and an excess of affected males. Photophobia, blepharitis/conjunctivitis, and corneal dystrophy are characteristic ancillary findings. It is most often inherited as an X-linked trait (summary by Castori et al., 2009). Autosomal dominant inheritance has also been reported (KFSD; 612843). The term 'cum ophiasi' means 'with ophiasis,' i.e., baldness in 1 or more winding streaks about the head, which comes from the Greek for snake. Decalvans refers to the loss of hair.
Immunodeficiency 51
MedGen UID:
934770
Concept ID:
C4310803
Disease or Syndrome
Immunodeficiency-51 (IMD51) is an autosomal recessive primary immune deficiency that is usually characterized by onset of chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis in the first years of life. Most patients also show recurrent Staphylococcal skin infections, and may show increased susceptibility to chronic bacterial respiratory infections. Patient cells show a lack of cellular responses to stimulation with certain IL17 isoforms, including IL17A (603149), IL17F (606496), IL17A/F, and IL17E (IL25; 605658) (summary by Levy et al., 2016).

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Marzano AV, Genovese G
Am J Clin Dermatol 2020 Aug;21(4):525-539. doi: 10.1007/s40257-020-00520-4. PMID: 32394361
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Luelmo-Aguilar J, Santandreu MS
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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Peckruhn M, Elsner P, Tittelbach J
J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 2019 Oct;17(10):1039-1051. Epub 2019 Sep 27 doi: 10.1111/ddg.13943. PMID: 31562692
Long H, Zhang G, Wang L, Lu Q
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2016 Apr;50(2):189-213. doi: 10.1007/s12016-015-8485-8. PMID: 25876839
Elston CA, Elston DM
Clin Dermatol 2014 Nov-Dec;32(6):739-43. Epub 2014 Feb 28 doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2014.02.012. PMID: 25441466
Empinotti JC, Uyeda H, Ruaro RT, Galhardo AP, Bonatto DC
An Bras Dermatol 2012 Mar-Apr;87(2):277-84. doi: 10.1590/s0365-05962012000200013. PMID: 22570033
Luelmo-Aguilar J, Santandreu MS
Am J Clin Dermatol 2004;5(5):301-10. doi: 10.2165/00128071-200405050-00003. PMID: 15554731

Diagnosis

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Patel TS, Dalia Y
JAMA Dermatol 2022 Jun 1;158(6):708. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2022.0077. PMID: 35475875
Spernovasilis N, Psichogiou M, Poulakou G
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Klotz SA
Infect Dis Clin North Am 1989 Mar;3(1):53-64. PMID: 2647834

Therapy

Lin HS, Lin PT, Tsai YS, Wang SH, Chi CC
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Laureano AC, Schwartz RA, Cohen PJ
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Faergemann J
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Klotz SA
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SIDELL CM, ERICKSON JG, McCLEARY JE
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Prognosis

Sibaud V, Beylot-Barry M, Protin C, Vigarios E, Recher C, Ysebaert L
Am J Clin Dermatol 2020 Dec;21(6):799-812. doi: 10.1007/s40257-020-00535-x. PMID: 32613545
Long H, Zhang G, Wang L, Lu Q
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2016 Apr;50(2):189-213. doi: 10.1007/s12016-015-8485-8. PMID: 25876839
Elston CA, Elston DM
Clin Dermatol 2014 Nov-Dec;32(6):739-43. Epub 2014 Feb 28 doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2014.02.012. PMID: 25441466
Ramdial PK, Naidoo DK
J Clin Pathol 2009 Jun;62(6):493-504. Epub 2009 Jan 20 doi: 10.1136/jcp.2008.058289. PMID: 19155238
Faergemann J
J Am Acad Dermatol 1994 Sep;31(3 Pt 2):S18-20. doi: 10.1016/s0190-9622(08)81261-3. PMID: 8077501

Clinical prediction guides

Gupta AK, Ravi SP, Vincent K, Abramovits W
Skinmed 2022;20(4):298-300. Epub 2022 Aug 31 PMID: 35976021
Natsis NE, Cohen PR
Am J Clin Dermatol 2018 Oct;19(5):671-677. doi: 10.1007/s40257-018-0362-9. PMID: 29882122
Ogawa R
Int J Mol Sci 2017 Mar 10;18(3) doi: 10.3390/ijms18030606. PMID: 28287424Free PMC Article
Hartmann JT, Haap M, Kopp HG, Lipp HP
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Recent systematic reviews

Fakhoury T, Urban K, Ettefagh L, Nami N
Cutis 2024 May;113(5):E32-E34. doi: 10.12788/cutis.1023. PMID: 39042121
Kinoshita-Ise M, Sachdeva M
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van Zuuren EJ, Fedorowicz Z, Christensen R, Lavrijsen A, Arents BWM
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