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HIV‐associated eosinophilic folliculitis: case report and review of the literature
Author(s) -
BASARAB T.,
JONES R. RUSSELL
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1996.38775.x
Subject(s) - folliculitis , medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , dermatology , eosinophilic , sida , immunopathology , viral disease , immunology , pathology
Summary We report human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)‐associated eosinophilic folliculitis in A previously well 40‐year‐old Portuguese lady. This condition, although similar to Ofuji's disease, has distinguishing features which allow the two to be differentiated. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of HIV‐associated eosinophilic folliculitis in a female and in a patient in whom the HIV was heterosexually transmitted. Our patient is also unusual in being, we believe, only the second reported in whom this eruption was the presenting feature of HIV infection.