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From: Staphylococcal Infections
Red Book® 2015, 2015
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A 2-year-old with "pus bumps in her hair." This girl developed pustules in the part line of her hairstyle. She developed these about 5 days after having her hair braided. She was noted to have hair breakage in the temporal areas. Small papules progressed into frank pustules that contained a small amount of pus. The lesions resolved with a change in hairstyle that did not stretch the hairs and periodic shampooing. No antibiotics were required. These pustules are called traction folliculitis or impetigo of Bockhart. Courtesy of Will Sorey, MD
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