Four Cases of Unusual Eosinophilic Pustular Folliculits.
- Author:
Seok Jin HONG
1
;
Sam Hyeong KIM
;
Hoon KANG
;
Sook Ja SON
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Eosinophilic pustula folbculitis;
Indurated plaque;
Infant
- MeSH:
Adult;
Dapsone;
Eosinophils*;
Folliculitis;
Humans;
Infant;
Pruritus;
Sensation;
Skin;
Steroids
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1997;35(6):1244-1249
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We report three cases of unusual eosinophilic pustular folliculit is whose initial manifestation is indurated plaque rather than papule and pustule and one case of eosinophilic pustular folliculitis was found in an infant. None of the adult patients in these cases complained of any suhjective syrnptoms other than the skin lesion, but an itching sensation might be present in the case of the infant. In laborat ory test, eos nophilia was observed in only one case and any other abnormal results were not observed. In all cases, histopathologic study revealed numerous eosinophilic infil tration around the follicles exttending to the periappendageal and perivacscular area, that is consistent with the finfings of eosinophilic pustuar folliculitis. All adult patients relatively responded well to dapsone and topical stroid and the infant patient resporided well to topical steroids, But they had a chronic course with remission and exacerhation.
