Preferred Label : Pseudofolliculitis;
ICD-11 definition : Pseudofolliculitis is an inflammatory follicular and perifollicular foreign body reaction
to hair trapped beneath the skin surface as may occur from penetration or retraction
of the cut ends of hair into the skin following shaving or as the result of disturbed
hair growth following plucking or waxing.;
ICD-11 synonym : Pili incarnati;
Origin ID : 1052426094;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
Pseudofolliculitis is an inflammatory follicular and perifollicular foreign body reaction
to hair trapped beneath the skin surface as may occur from penetration or retraction
of the cut ends of hair into the skin following shaving or as the result of disturbed
hair growth following plucking or waxing.
