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Li Y, Chen G, Zhou X, Zheng X, Zhang M, Yao X, Lu J, Hu X. Clinical and Pathological Analysis of 10 Cases of Eosinophilic Pustular Folliculitis. Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol 2023; 16:2467-2472. [PMID: 37719931 PMCID: PMC10503515 DOI: 10.2147/ccid.s427718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2023] [Accepted: 09/06/2023] [Indexed: 09/19/2023]
Abstract
We conducted a retrospective analysis of clinical and pathologic data from January 2020 to June 2023, focusing on 10 patients diagnosed with eosinophilic pustular folliculitis at our dermatology clinic. Four of the ten patients had the first rash on the face, five on the trunk, and one on the palms and feet, all of which were initially scattered papules that gradually increased and fused into erythematous plaques with a circular distribution. Seven had pustules with small surface desquamation, and three cases had micro swelling on the face. The rash involved only the face in 5 cases, the face and trunk in 5 cases, and the face, trunk, hands, and feet in 1 case. Seven of the ten patients were pruritic, and 3 had no obvious pruritus. The histopathological features were mild epidermal hyperplasia, lymphocytic and eosinophilic infiltration around the superficial middle dermal vessels and appendages, and eosinophilic and neutrophilic abscesses in the local hair follicles. Treatment with oral indomethacin, prednisone, and minocycline was effective.
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- Yuan Li
- Department of Cosmetic Dermatology, The Fifth People’s Hospital of Hainan Province, Haikou, Hainan, People’s Republic of China
- Department of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Dermatology, The Fifth People’s Hospital of Hainan Province, Haikou, Hainan, People’s Republic of China
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- Medical Administration Department, The Fifth People’s Hospital of Hainan Province, Haikou, Hainan, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Cosmetic Dermatology, The Fifth People’s Hospital of Hainan Province, Haikou, Hainan, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Dermatology, The Fifth People’s Hospital of Hainan Province, Haikou, Hainan, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Cosmetic Dermatology, The Fifth People’s Hospital of Hainan Province, Haikou, Hainan, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Cosmetic Dermatology, The Fifth People’s Hospital of Hainan Province, Haikou, Hainan, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Cosmetic Dermatology, The Fifth People’s Hospital of Hainan Province, Haikou, Hainan, People’s Republic of China
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Rodríguez Díaz E, Cuesta CÁ, Blanco Barrios S, Galache Osuna C, Requena Caballero C. Dermatosis eosinofílicas (I). ACTAS DERMO-SIFILIOGRAFICAS 2003. [DOI: 10.1016/s0001-7310(03)79228-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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Rodríguez-Díaz E, Junquera Llaneza ML, Martínez DN, Fuertes AB, D'almeida LP, Merino AM. Foliculitis pustulosa eosinofílica (enfermedad de Ofuji): respuesta al interferón alfa 2b. ACTAS DERMO-SIFILIOGRAFICAS 2001. [DOI: 10.1016/s0001-7310(01)76477-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Rattana-Apiromyakij N, Kullavanijaya P. Eosinophilic pustular folliculitis: report of seven cases in Thailand. J Dermatol 2000; 27:195-203. [PMID: 10774147 DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2000.tb02149.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Seven cases of eosinophilic pustular folliculitis (EPF) were diagnosed at the Institute of Dermatology within the seven years from 1989-1996. There were 4 males and 3 females, age 24-44 years, with durations of the disease before diagnosis ranging from 3 months to 5 years. The face was the most commonly involved area. Lesions also occurred simultaneously on other sites including the chest, trunk, scalp, and palmoplantar areas. Diagnosis was made from clinical features, hematologic examinations, and histopathologic pictures. Topical piroxicam gel, 0.5%, and oral indomethacin gave good results; some lesions subsided within a few days, and the remissions lasted for four months to five years.
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A 67 year old woman with an extensive oropharyngeal carcinoma developed acrokeratosis paraneoplastica. She suffered severe pain in the fingers and toes and experienced some symptomatic relief with psoralen ultraviolet A therapy.
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- T J O'Brien
- Department of Dermatology, Geelong Hospital, Victoria, Australia
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Eosinophilic pustular folliculitis is characterized by the spontaneous development of recurrent, sterile papules, pustules, and plaques on the face, trunk, arms, and occasionally the palms and soles. Although the large majority of the reported cases have occurred in Eastern Asians, most patients in the United States have been infants or men seropositive for human immunodeficiency virus. We describe a North American woman with eosinophilic pustular folliculitis who was neither seropositive for human immunodeficiency virus nor of Asiatic descent.
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- D L Moritz
- Department of Dermatology, Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals of Cleveland, OH 44106
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Eosinophilic pustular folliculitis is a rare condition with no known cause. However, a fungal cause is suggested by (1) tinea-like annular lesions, (2) initial clinical consideration of fungal folliculitis in many reported cases, (3) an association with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, and (4) an association with scaly and vesiculopustular lesions of palms and soles. We report a case histologically identical to eosinophilic pustular folliculitis but in which hyphal fungal organisms were demonstrated in one of the involved hair follicles.
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- H M Haupt
- Department of Pathology, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia 19107
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