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4. British Skin Foundation. Keratosis pilaris. https://www.britishskinfoundation.org.uk/keratosis-pilaris

5. Psoriasis Association. About Psoriasis. November 2017, reviewed March 2019. https://www.psoriasis-association.org.uk/psoriasis-and-treatments/

6. A Oakley. Comedonal acne. DermNet NZ. April 2014.  https://dermnetnz.org/topics/comedonal-acne/

7. NHS Health A-Z. Acne. Last reviewed July 12 2019. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/acne/

8. DermNet NZ. Comedo. February 2017. https://www.dermnetnz.org/topics/comedones/

9. Stanford Medicine 25. Differentiating Acne Vulgaris vs Acne Rosacea. https://stanfordmedicine25.stanford.edu/the25/acne.html

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12. AK Zaidi et al. ‘Characterization of the facial microbiome in twins discordant for rosacea’. Experimental Dermatology. March 2018. 27;3:295-298. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/exd.13491

13. M Puviani et al. ‘Effects of a cream containing 5 per cent hyaluronic acid mixed with a bacterial-wall-derived glycoprotein, glycyrretinic acid, piroctone olamine and climbazole on signs, symptoms and skin bacterial microbiota in subjects with seborrheic dermatitis of the face’. Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology. May 2 2019. 2019;12:285-293. https://www.dovepress.com/effects-of-a-cream-containing-5-hyaluronic-acid-mixed-with-a-bacterial-peer-reviewed-article-CCID

14. F Tamer et al. ‘Staphylococcus aureus is the most common bacterial agent of the skin flora of patients with seborrheic dermatitis’. Dermatol Pract Concept. April 2018. 8(2):80–84. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5955074/

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16. A Oakley. Skin conditions associated with malassezia. DermNet NZ. 2004. https://dermnetnz.org/topics/malassezia-infections/

17. A Oakley & C Morrison. Folliculitis. DermNet NZ. April 2014. https://dermnetnz.org/topics/folliculitis/

18. NICE CKS. Fungal skin infection – scalp. Last revised April 2018. https://cks.nice.org.uk/fungal-skin-infection-scalp

19. A Oakley & J Gomez. Bacterial folliculitis. DermNet NZ. September 2015, revised January 2016. https://dermnetnz.org/topics/bacterial-folliculitis/

20. British Association of Dermatologists. A-Z Conditions. Pseudofolliculitis. December 2016, last reviewed November 2019.https://www.skinhealthinfo.org.uk/condition/pseudofolliculitis/

21. A Oakley et al. Boil. DermNet NZ. June 2014, last updated January 2016.  https://dermnetnz.org/topics/boil/

22. NHS Health A to Z. Boils and carbuncles. Last reviewed July 18 2017. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/boils/

23. British Association of Dermatologists. Folliculitis barbae. December 2006, last updated April 2017. http://www.bad.org.uk/shared/get-file.ashx?id=203&itemtype=document

24. A Oakley & J Gomez. Folliculitis barbae and pseudofolliculitis barbae. DermNet NZ. 1998, last updated July 2016. https://dermnetnz.org/topics/folliculitis-barbae/

25. V Ngan & A Oakley. Hidradenitis suppurativa. DermNet NZ. 1997, updated December 2015. https://dermnetnz.org/topics/hidradenitis-suppurativa/

26. NHS Health A to Z. Hidradenitis suppurativa. Last reviewed November 6 2019. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/hidradenitis-suppurativa/

27. eMC. https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/

28. D Buckly et al. Specials Recommended by the British Association of Dermatologists for Skin Disease. On behalf of the BAD Specials Working Group and BNF. British Association of Dermatologists. 2018. http://www.bad.org.uk/shared/get-file.ashx?itemtype=document&id=6248

29. NICE CKS. Acne vulgaris. Last revised April 2018. https://cks.nice.org.uk/acne-vulgaris

30. L Knott& H Huins. Folliculitis. Patient. Last edited December 14 2017. https://patient.info/doctor/folliculitis-pro

31. NICE CKS. Seborrhoeic dermatitis. Last revised February 2019. https://cks.nice.org.uk/seborrhoeic-dermatitis