This division aims to review current knowledge on this condition and confer a case of Eosinophilic Pustular Folliculitis (EPF) and its challenging healing approach. Eosinophilic Pustular Folliculitis or papuloerythroderma of Ofuji is a rare dermatosis of obscure etiology characterized by never-ending recurrent crops of pruritic papules and pustules in a follicular classification that can cover entire skin, sparing the skin folds, followed with eosinophilia and raised IgE. This can be accompanied accompanying elevated IgE levels and eosinophils. A 29-old age-old Chinese female presented to our dermatology commission with excellent-month history of a diminishing pruritic eruption of papules apparently. Prior treatment contained ketoconazole cream, hydrocortisone 1% cream and antihistamines outside improvement. Diagnosis has happened challenging due to allure ability to mimic various common dermatologic disorders, such as blemishes and contact dermatitis. Literature has depicted the first line of therapy to be spoken and topical indomethacin, nevertheless, success has been changeable, and reports have been informal. Until this day, there is still to be standard directions for approach to diagnosis and management concerning this condition.
Author(s) Details:
K. J. Tan,
Department of Dermatology, Icahn School of
Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA.
P.
Cabral,
Department
of Dermatology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA.
M. Schwartz,
Department of Dermatology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New
York, USA.
R. Anvekar,
Department of Dermatology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New
York, USA.
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