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Furuncle vs Folliculitis - What's the difference?

furuncle | folliculitis |

As nouns the difference between furuncle and folliculitis

is that furuncle is a boil or infected, inflamed, pus-filled sore while folliculitis is (medicine) inflammation of one or more hair follicles.

furuncle

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • a boil or infected, inflamed, pus-filled sore
  • folliculitis

    Noun

  • (medicine) Inflammation of one or more hair follicles.
  • Derived terms

    * folliculitis agminate * (or folliculitis barbae) * folliculitis decalvans