• Med Princ Pract · Jan 2014

    Case Reports

    Widespread eosinophilic pustular folliculitis in a nonimmunocompromised patient.

    • Ana Almodovar-Real, Alejandro Molina-Leyva, María Jose Espiñeira-Carmona, Rosa Ríos-Pelegrina, Ramón Naranjo-Sintes, and Husein Husein El-Ahmed.
    • Department of Dermatology, San Cecilio University Hospital, Granada, Spain.
    • Med Princ Pract. 2014 Jan 1; 23 (5): 475-7.

    ObjectiveWe present a case of eosinophilic pustular folliculitis, a rare dermatosis which is often associated with HIV infection or internal malignancies.Clinical Presentation And InterventionWe report the case of a 66-year-old man with a medical history of hypertension. Histopathological examination showed a dense follicular inflammatory infiltrate with abundant eosinophils. The clinical response to indomethacin was excellent with no recurrence during the follow-up.ConclusionThe patient responded well to indomethacin treatment.© 2014 S. Karger AG, Basel.

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