Preferred Label : Perforating folliculitis;
ICD-11 definition : A largely asymptomatic eruption of chronic follicular pinpoint papules sited predominantly
on the limbs of young adults. Histology demonstrates dilated hair follicles plugged
with keratin with focal perforation of the follicular epithelium into the dermis.;
Origin ID : 1899434430;
UMLS CUI : C0263509;
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
A largely asymptomatic eruption of chronic follicular pinpoint papules sited predominantly
on the limbs of young adults. Histology demonstrates dilated hair follicles plugged
with keratin with focal perforation of the follicular epithelium into the dermis.
