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Folliculitis and Other Follicular Disorders

Introduction This chapter will review both superficial and deep forms of folliculitis as well as disorders of follicular keratinization and the follicular occlusion tetrad (acne conglobata, hidradenitis suppurativa, dissecting cellulitis, and pilonidal sinus). Examples of superficial folliculitis include those due…

Autoinflammatory Syndromes

Key Points Autoinflammatory syndromes are characterized by excessive multisystem inflammation from activation of innate pathways rather than the acquired immune system. Autoinflammatory syndromes are mostly rare monogenic disorders that generally first present in childhood. Most of these diseases are, at…