Chronic Folliculitis: Atopic Dermatitis Might Be to Blame

Skin, nail and hair health
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Atopic dermatitis aka eczema is a genetic skin defect. It lacks certain built-in antimicrobial elements of the skin. If you have chronic folliculitis, this might be a reason why. FYI

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Do you have this defective gene?  How does one get tested?

 

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I have eczema, but it's fairly mild. I was told by a dermatologist that I have it. You can Google information about it to see symptoms and images.

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Anita, I did not do any testing. Visual inspection from a dermatologist can determine if you have eczema. People with eczema are more at risk for folliculitis.

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Thanks for your reply Sadie.  I will do more research on eczema.