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Eosinophilic Pustular Folliculitis: Report of Seven Cases in Thailand
Author(s) -
RattanaApiromyakij Niramol,
Kullavanijaya Preya
Publication year - 2000
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.1346-8138.2000.tb02149.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dermatology , folliculitis , scalp , trunk , eosinophilic , surgery , pathology , ecology , biology
Seven cases of eosinophilic pustular folliculitis (EPF) were diagnosed at the Institute of Dermatology within the seven years from 1989–1996. There were 4 males and 3 females, age 24–44 years, with durations of the disease before diagnosis ranging from 3 months to 5 years. The face was the most commonly involved area. Lesions also occured simultaneously on other sites including the chest, trunk, scalp, and palmoplantar areas. Diagnosis was made from clinical features, hematologic examinations, and histopathologic pictures. Topical piroxicam gel, 0.5%, and oral indomethacin gave good results; some lesions subsided within a few days, and the remissions lasted for four months to five years.