They most commonly affect the scalp and rarely the beard ... capitis abscedens et suffodiens (of Hoffman), or dissecting folliculitis, is an even more severe inflammatory condition.

Medically reviewed by Deeptej Singh, MD Yeast infections on the scalp are caused by an overgrowth of fungal organisms.

In this article (Part II of II), the focus is on scarring alopecias (dissecting folliculitis, folliculitis decalvans, lichen planopilaris, lupus erythematosus) in regard to pathogenesis ...