title: Treatment of pseudofolliculitis barbae with the diode laser.
abstract: Pseudofolliculitis barbae is a common skin disorder of the beard area that is characterized by the presence of inflammatory follicular papules due to terminal hair shafts re-entering the epidermis. Postinflammatory hyperpigmentation and scarring often occur with pseudofolliculitis barbae. Such skin changes can lead to cosmetic disfigurement and be of great concern to the patient. We report a case of pseudofolliculitis barbae and hirsutism with associated postinflammatory hyperpigmentation in an African-American woman who was effectively treated with the diode laser.
authors.affiliation: Dermatologic Laser Center, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Yamauchi
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Lask
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D005499:Folliculitis / Q000150:complications / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D006628:Hirsutism / Q000150:complications / Q000532:radiotherapy; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008297:Male