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This is a new disease created by long-term antibiotic treatment of acne. The diagnosis is easily missed unless suspicion is kept constantly high. Although conclusive identification requires the cultural demonstration of gram-negative bacteria, the informed clinician often recognizes the condition by collating history with observation. A typical gram-negative, folliculitis story would be as follows.
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Plewig, G., Kligman, A.M. (1975). Gram-Negative Folliculitis. In: Acne. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-96246-2_13
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