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Eosinophilic pustular folliculitis in an HIV‐positive man: response to cetirizine
Author(s) -
HARRIS D.W.S.,
OSTLERE L.,
BUCKLEY C.,
JOHNSON M.,
RUSTIN M.H.A.
Publication year - 1992
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 - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1992.tb00687.x
Subject(s) - cetirizine , folliculitis , medicine , dermatology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , immunology
Summary Eosinophilic pustular folliculitis is a rare condition which is being increasingly reported in HIV‐positive patients. Many therapies have been used to treat this condition. We report the first successful use of the H 1 antihistamine cetirizine to treat the condition and postulate that the specific antieosinophilic action of this drug may explain the beneficial clinical effect seen in our patient.