Keratosis Follicular Simple

Keratosis follicularis is a disease of the epidermis, which manifests itself in the form of keratinized horny scales that form on the surface of the skin. This disease is caused by a violation of the differentiation process of keratinocytes at the initial stage of their development.

Risk factors: - Diseases that impair immunity. - Dry skin. Dryness occurs not only due to lack of water, but also due to the frequent use of soap or alcohol-based makeup removers and cleansing masks. - Lack of hygiene: keeping the body in unsanitary conditions, wearing clothes and bed linen that are not the freshest, using someone else’s soap, rarely changing sanitary pads/tampons.

Currently, many forms of keratosis are known, the differences between them and the diagnostic criteria depend on the classification. The main classification features are: the form of manifestation of the disease, the localization of the lesion, the type of surface elements, the degree of activity of the process, the age of the patient, the presence of concomitant pathology. In accordance with the above, the following are distinguished: rubropercutaneous, desquamative, thyroid, follicular, trichospora, pigmented, reticular keratoses.

Keratosis follicularis simplex occurs due to errors in the initial stages of skin formation - a failure in the process of movement and/or reproduction of epidermal cells. The disease is not considered contagious and does not pose a danger to others. Its treatment is purely cosmetic. Small pink or red nodules appear. Their sizes vary depending on the stage of development of the disease: from a millimeter to a centimeter. The growth of formations occurs without peeling and itching, but the skin in this area looks less aesthetically pleasing. The nodules reach maturity and provoke the appearance of a keratinizing film of the stratum corneum, which is localized mainly on the bends of the skin folds - the thighs, armpits, inguinal folds, genitals and in the intergluteal zone. The films are easy to detect when a small area of ​​skin is affected. A general blood test shows the absence of inflammatory processes, but immunological tests show a decrease in the level of immunoglobules