Shereene IdrissBoard Certified Derm, Founder and Chief Nerd

Fungal Acne Part 1 #shorts

22 Jan 2024 · 1 min

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This content was created by Shereene Idriss. This content was uploaded by Shereene Idriss. This is a YouTube short titled "Fungal Acne Part 1 #shorts" (created 2024-01-22T15:00:07Z). It features a brief multi-speaker clip in which SPEAKER A raises a consumer concern about finding products that don't cause breakouts, and SPEAKER B — identified as a 39-year-old board-certified dermatologist — explains that "fungal acne" is the internet term for Pityrosporum (Malassezia) folliculitis, a yeast infection of hair follicles causing rashes on the hairline, chest, and back, and discusses common triggers (humid/moist environments, overuse of products, over-hydration, and occlusives/slugging).

Questions this video answers

As the Internet term for Pityrosporum (Malassezia) folliculitis (a yeast infection of hair follicles).

Hairline, back of the neck (possibly), chest, and back.

Humid/moist environments, overuse of skincare products (over-hydration), and use of occlusives/slugging.

A 39-year-old board-certified dermatologist.

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If you have fungal acne, you know how hard it is to find glass skin products that don't break you out.
Here we go again with fungal acne. I'm a 39 year old board certified dermatologist and not once in my board exam was fungal acne a diagnosis that came up. Let me explain. Fungal acne is a term that the Internet made up for something that we refer to as Pityrosporum folliculitis. It is in hair follicle infection with a yeast or where all of your little hair follicles along your hairline, maybe the back of your neck, but mostly your chest and your back, get infested with this yeast and you have a rash. It's not meant to be a chronic medical condition because it appears relatively fast when the perfect breeding ground exists, which is a moist breeding ground where maybe you live somewhere humid or you've overused your products and have way over hydrated your skin or used too many occlusives, that is slugging.