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Eosinophilic folliculitis: a self‐limiting illness in patients being treated for haematological malignancy
Author(s) -
BULL R. H.,
HARLAND C. A.,
FALLOWFIELD M. E.,
MORTIMER P. S.
Publication year - 1993
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.1365-2133.1993.tb03524.x
Subject(s) - medicine , folliculitis , dermatology , malignancy , immunopathology , eosinophilic , upper trunk , pathology , immunology , surgery , brachial plexus
Summary Eosinophilic folliculitis is a recognized skin manifestation of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease. Five cases of eosinophilic folliculitis occurring in HIV‐negative patients treated for haematological malignancy are reported. In four cases this self‐limiting, pruritic eruption, affecting the head and upper trunk, occurred 3 months after bone marrow transplantation, and the fifth case was a patient undergoing chemotherapy for Waldenström's macroglobulinaemia. This suggests that eosinophilic folliculitis is a consequence of disturbances of immune function, and is not specific for HIV infection.