Why does folliculitis occur?

Many people suffer from folliculitis. There are many reasons for folliculitis, which may be caused by bad living habits, endocrine disorders, or lack of attention to skin hygiene care. No matter what kind of situation it is caused by, people need to pay special attention to its cause and prescribe the right medicine. Let’s take a closer look at why folliculitis occurs.

Folliculitis is an inflammation of the hair follicles caused by Staphylococcus aureus. The basic lesion is a red papule consistent with the hair follicle, with hair running through the center. The top quickly suppurates to form a pus point, surrounded by a red halo. In order to better treat folliculitis, it is crucial to understand the causes of folliculitis.

Folliculitis is an inflammation caused by pyogenic cocci invading the area around the hair follicle opening and is limited to the upper part of the hair follicle. It is divided into two types: purulent and non-purulent. It is more common in people with low immunity or diabetes, and is prone to occur on the head and neck. Folliculitis initially presents as red, solid papules, which rapidly develop into papular pustules, which then dry up and form crusts, and the crusts fall off without leaving any traces. The rashes are numerous but not fused, and cause itching or mild pain.

Folliculitis is a very common scalp inflammation caused by stress and lack of sleep. In addition to dandruff, the scalp may also become red, itchy, and oily, and even granular cysts may grow at the roots of the hair, which may be painful. The causes of scalp inflammation include stress, endocrine disorders, seborrheic dermatitis, or external environmental influences such as excessive dyeing and perming of hair that damages the scalp.

Folliculitis is more common in adults. It is common on the head, neck, buttocks and vulva. In fact, most cases of folliculitis are related to personal hygiene. Everyone must pay attention to their own hygiene and take a bath frequently in daily life to avoid bacterial infection and more effectively prevent the occurrence of folliculitis.

From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine: folliculitis is caused by wind-heat in the lung meridian, damp-heat in the spleen and stomach, and liver depression and fire transformation. It is recommended to use medicine after syndrome differentiation by a professional physician: for lung heat type, prescriptions for clearing lung heat in the upper part of the body can be used, such as Qingshang Fangfeng Decoction and Loquat Qingfei Drink; for spleen and stomach damp-heat type, prescriptions for removing dampness and clearing heat can be used, such as Qingwei Powder and Ganlu Xiaodu Dan; for liver depression and fire type, Jiawei Xiaoyao Powder and Longdan Xiegan Decoction can be used.