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Tinea infection histologically simulating eosinophilic pustular folliculitis
Author(s) -
Kuo T.T.,
Chen S.Y.,
Chan H.L.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
journal of cutaneous pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1600-0560
pISSN - 0303-6987
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0560.1986.tb01511.x
Subject(s) - medicine , folliculitis , pathology , eosinophilic , dermatology , lesion , biopsy , malassezia
A biopsy taken from an annular eruption on the thigh of an infant boy showed features of Ofuji's eosinophilic pustular folliculitis, yet fungal hyphae were demonstrated in the lesion. This ease is reported to illustrate that tinea infection can simulate eosinophilic pustular folliculitis histologically.