A Case of Eosinophilic Pustular Folliculitis in a Patient with AIDS.
- Author:
Jong Rok LEE
1
;
Sung Ju LEE
;
Gwang Seong CHOI
;
Young Keun KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Inha University, Inchon, Korea. garden@inha.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Eosinophilic pustular follicultis;
AIDS
- MeSH:
Adult;
Eosinophils*;
Extremities;
Female;
Folliculitis*;
Humans;
Leukocytosis;
Pruritus;
Thorax
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2002;40(4):415-418
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Eosinophilic pustular folliculitis, first described by Ofuji, is characterized by recurrent crops of pruritic follicular papules and pustules that occur mainly on face, trunk and extremities. Since late 1980, many cases of eosinophilic pustular folliculitis have been reported in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome(AIDS). The distinguishing features of HIV-associated eosinophilic folliculitis include a different clinical presentation, the universal presence of pruritus and the absence of leukocytosis. A 26-year-old woman, who was HIV-seropositive, had erythematous follicular papules and pustules on face and anterior chest. Clinically and histologically, we confirmed eosinophilic pustular folliculitis. We report a case of eosinophilic pustular folliculitis in a patient with AIDS.
