Sycosis is an inflammation of hair follicles, especially of the beard area,thefreedictionary.com > sycosis citing: Dorland's Medical Dictionary for Health Consumers. 2007thefreedictionary.com > sycosis citing: The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2007thefreedictionary.com > sycosis citing: Miller-Keane Encyclopedia & Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 and generally classified as papulopustular and chronic. Types Types include: Sycosis barbae Lupoid sycosis Tinea sycosis Herpetic sycosis References