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Eosinophilic folliculitis in a patient after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation: Case report and review of the literature
Author(s) -
Ota Mitsuhito,
Shimizu Tadamichi,
Hashino Satoshi,
Shimizu Hiroshi
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
american journal of hematology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.456
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1096-8652
pISSN - 0361-8609
DOI - 10.1002/ajh.20080
Subject(s) - medicine , folliculitis , eosinophilia , eosinophil , graft versus host disease , pathology , bone marrow , biopsy , leukemia , skin biopsy , dermatology , rash , bone marrow transplantation , immunology , disease , asthma
We describe a patient with eosinophilic folliculitis (EF) that developed 3 months after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (BMT) for chronic myelogenous leukemia. Skin biopsy specimen revealed numerous eosinophil infiltrations from the hair follicles to the sebaceous glands. No sign of skin graft‐versus‐host disease (GVHD) was found. The skin lesions and peripheral eosinophilia subsided within 5 weeks. In the following 8 months, the rash did not recur and GVHD has not developed. Taken together with previous reports, the present case demonstrates that it is important to recognize this distinct skin condition to avoid an inference that it may manifest itself as one of the signs of skin GVHD. Am. J. Hematol. 76:295–296, 2004. © 2004 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.