Barber Knowledge and Recommendations for Pseudofolliculitis Barbae

Xavier Rice; Deega Omar; Brandon P Goodwin; Prince Adotama

doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2023.4913

Barber Knowledge and Recommendations for Pseudofolliculitis Barbae

JAMA Dermatol. 2024 Jan 1;160(1):111-113. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2023.4913.

Authors

Xavier Rice^{1

2}, Deega Omar³, Brandon P Goodwin¹, Prince Adotama⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston.
² Division of Dermatology, Washington University in Saint Louis/Barnes Jewish Hospital, Saint Louis, Missouri.
³ Department of Dermatology, The George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC.
⁴ The Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York.

No abstract available

Plain language summary

This survey study describes an opportunity for a partnership between barbers and dermatologists to identify, evaluate, and treat pseudofolliculitis barbae in the Black male population.

MeSH terms

Folliculitis* / diagnosis
Folliculitis* / therapy
Hair Diseases*
Hair Removal*
Humans