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Disseminated and Recurrent Infundibular Folliculitis (D.R.I.F.): Report of a Case Successfully Treated with Isotretinoin
Author(s) -
Aroni Kiriaki,
Aivaliotis Markos,
Davaris Panagiotis
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
the journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1346-8138
pISSN - 0385-2407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1998.tb02346.x
Subject(s) - isotretinoin , etiology , folliculitis , dermatology , medicine , acne
Disseminated and recurrent infundibular folliculitis, henceforth referred to as D.R.I.F., is a very rare, puritic, follicular, benign disease of unknown etiology seen mostly in black males. It is often self‐limited and usually unresponsive to local or systemic treatment. However, vitamin A, either alone or combined with vitamin E, is occasionally effective. We report a case of a patient with D.R.I.F. treated successfully with isotretinoin.