This image displays tiny, scaly elevations of the skin around the hair follicle typical of keratosis pilaris. This image displays small, scaly bumps on each hair follicle typical of keratosis pilaris. This image displays small bumps on the hair follicles typical of keratosis pilaris. This image displays scaling and tiny bumps at the hair follicle typical of keratosis pilaris. The pronounced appearance of each hair follicle is typical of keratosis pilaris. This image displays the pink bumps typical of keratosis pilaris.
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Picture of Keratosis Pilaris: This image displays tiny, scaly elevations of the skin around the hair follicle typical of keratosis pilaris. Divider line
This image displays tiny, scaly elevations of the skin around the hair follicle typical of keratosis pilaris.
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Signs and Symptoms
The most common locations for keratosis pilaris include the following:
  • Backs of the upper arms
  • Fronts and sides of the thighs
  • Buttocks
  • Cheeks
Tiny (1–2 mm) white to gray bumps occur, centered in the hair follicle. Sometimes, a thin, red ring may surround the white bump, indicating inflammation. The bumps all look very similar to one another, and they are evenly spaced on the skin surface.

Rarely, people with keratosis pilaris may complain of mild itching.

Keratosis pilaris tends to improve in warmer, more humid weather, and it may worsen in colder, drier weather.
Last Modified: 29 Jan 2008

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