Dr. Abigail Waldman, MD FAAD on Instagram: "Fungal acne is actually a form of folliculitis caused by a common skin yeast (Malassezia) It presents as acne like skin colored bumps most often on forehead, neck, side of cheeks and upper back. These can be itchy and tend not to respond well to typical acne medicines. They can be due to sweating along the hair line and back, sleeping in wet hair, or having another condition caused by Malassezia like seb derm, dandruff or tinea versicolor. To help comb
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Dr. Abigail Waldman, MD FAAD on Instagram: "Fungal acne is actually a form of folliculitis caused by a common skin yeast (Malassezia) It presents as acne like skin colored bumps most often on forehead, neck, side of cheeks and upper back. These can be itchy and tend not to respond well to typical acne medicines. They can be due to sweating along the hair line and back, sleeping in wet hair, or having another condition caused by Malassezia like seb derm, dandruff or tinea versicolor. To help comb
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