title: Successful treatment of recalcitrant folliculitis barbae and pseudofolliculitis barbae with photodynamic therapy.
abstract: Folliculitis and pseudofolliculitis barbae typically affects men with curly hair who shave too close. Treatment modalities vary in effectiveness and include improved hair removal methods, topical corticosteroids, topical and oral antibiotics, and retinoids as well as laser surgery. We report a novel treatment of recalcitrant pseudofolliculitis barbae and confirm effectiveness in recalcitrant folliculitis in a 58-year old man who responded completely following photodynamic therapy with methyl aminolevulinate.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Photodynamic therapy should be considered in recalcitrant folliculitis and pseudofolliculitis barbae.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Aarhus University Hospital, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark. Electronic address: diernaes@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Jon Erik Fraes
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Diernaes
authors.forename: Anette
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bygum
mesh_terms: D000287:Administration, Topical; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D005499:Folliculitis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D006201:Hair Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007982:Levulinic Acids / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010778:Photochemotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D017319:Photosensitizing Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D007982:Levulinic Acids; D017319:Photosensitizing Agents; C119867:methyl levulinate
keywords: Folliculitis; Localized infection; Methyl aminolevulinate; Photodynamic therapy; Pseudofolliculitis