Folliculitis, caused by bacterial or fungal infections, is inflammation of your hair follicles. It presents as bumps or a rash on your skin anywhere hair grows, including the scalp, torso ...

Scalp folliculitis is a skin condition characterized by irritation and swelling of the hair follicles on your scalp. Hair follicles are the areas of your skin that surround the roots of your hair ...

Both of these conditions cause inflamed lesions on ... affects your face, scalp, arms, or legs. While HS tends to recur in the same location, Dr. Kamangar says, “folliculitis tends to be ...