Atypical clinical appearance of eosinophilic pustular folliculitis of seborrheic areas of the face

• Published in: EJD. European journal of dermatology Vol. 22; no. 5; p. 658
• Main Authors: Matsumura, Yumi, Miyachi, Yoshiki
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: France 01.09.2012
• Subjects: Adult; Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal - therapeutic use; Diagnosis, Differential; Eosinophilia - drug therapy; Eosinophilia - pathology; Facial Dermatoses - drug therapy; Facial Dermatoses - pathology; Female; Folliculitis - drug therapy; Folliculitis - pathology; Humans; Immunosuppressive Agents - therapeutic use; Indomethacin - therapeutic use; Male; Middle Aged; ortho-Aminobenzoates - therapeutic use; Recurrence; Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous - drug therapy; Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous - pathology; Tacrolimus - therapeutic use

Eosinophilic pustular folliculitis is a pruritic eruption that preferentially involves the face. It is characterized by well-demarcated erythema, extending peripherally with a central clearing and pigmentation, together with sterile pustules lining the periphery. We describe five cases of eosinophil...