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Disseminate and Recurrent Infundibular Folliculitis

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AKA Hitch and Lunds disease
discrete, pruritic, follicular papules that wax and wane
chest, back, and buttocks
defy therapeutic intervention
not associated with atopy
histology:  small follicular keratin plug, and a mild lymphocytic infiltrate surrounding only the upper portion (infundibulum) of the hair follicle
ddx:  KP, follicular atopic eczema, LPP, secondary syphilis, lichen nitidus, phrynoderma, Darier’s disease, and Kyrles disease