# Sycosis

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Not to be confused with [Psychosis](/source/Psychosis).

**Sycosis** is an inflammation of [hair follicles](/source/Hair_follicle), especially of the [beard](/source/Beard) area,[1][2][3] and generally classified as [papulopustular](/source/Papulopustular)[1][3] and chronic.[2]

## Types

Types include:

- [Sycosis barbae](/source/Sycosis_barbae)
- [Lupoid sycosis](/source/Lupoid_sycosis)
- [Tinea sycosis](/source/Tinea_sycosis)
- [Herpetic sycosis](/source/Herpetic_sycosis)

## References

1. [thefreedictionary.com > sycosis](http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/sycosis) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110909152007/http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/sycosis) 2011-09-09 at the Wayback Machine citing: Dorland's Medical Dictionary for Health Consumers. 2007

1. [thefreedictionary.com > sycosis](http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/sycosis) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110909152007/http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/sycosis) 2011-09-09 at the Wayback Machine citing: The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2007

1. [thefreedictionary.com > sycosis](http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/sycosis) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110909152007/http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/sycosis) 2011-09-09 at the Wayback Machine citing: [Miller-Keane Encyclopedia & Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health](/source/Miller-Keane_Encyclopedia_%26_Dictionary_of_Medicine,_Nursing,_and_Allied_Health), Seventh Edition. © 2003

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