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Successful treatment of eosinophilic pustular folliculitis with topical tacrolimus
Author(s) -
Kawaguchi Masakazu,
Mitsuhashi Yoshihiko,
Kondo Shigeo
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
international journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-4632
pISSN - 0011-9059
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2004.02109.x
Subject(s) - medicine , tacrolimus , dermatology , folliculitis , surgery , transplantation
We present two cases of Eosinophilic pustular folliclulitis (EPF) who were successfully treated with topical tacrolimus. Indomethacin is the most frequently used agent for the treatment of EPF, however, tacrolimus ointment may become the treatment of choice for patients with EPF.