eosinophilic pustular folliculitis

e·o·sin·o·phil·ic pus·tu·lar fol·lic·u·li·tis

a dermatosis characterized by sterile pruritic papules and pustules that coalesce to form plaques with papulovesicular borders; spontaneous exacerbations and remissions may be accompanied by peripheral leukocytosis, eosinophilia, or both, and may result in eventual destruction of hair follicles and formation of eosinophilic abscesses. The disease has been reported in AIDS, and a possibly separate form of eosinophilic pustular folliculitis occurs in infants.

Synonym(s): Ofuji disease

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e·o·sin·o·phil·ic pus·tu·lar fol·lic·u·li·tis

(ē'ō-sin-ō-fil'ik pŭs'chŭ-lăr fŏ-lik'yū-lī'tis)

A dermatosis characterized by sterile pruritic papules and pustules that coalesce to form plaques with papulovesicular borders; spontaneous patients exacerbations and remissions may be accompanied by peripheral leukocytosis, eosinophilia, or both, and may result in eventual destruction of hair follicles and formation of eosinophilic abscesses. The disease has been reported in AIDS, and a possibly separate form of eosinophilic pustular folliculitis occurs in infants.
Synonym(s): Ofuji disease.

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eosinophilic pustular folliculitis

EPF

An itchy papular, plaquelike, or pustular rash of uncertain cause, often occurring on the face. It is found in patients of Asian descent, in those with HIV/AIDS, after exposure to some drugs, and after parasitic infestations. Synonym: Ofuji's disease

e·o·sin·o·phil·ic pus·tu·lar fol·lic·u·li·tis

(ē'ō-sin-ō-fil'ik pŭs'chŭ-lăr fŏ-lik'yū-lī'tis)

Dermatosis characterized by sterile pruritic papules and pustules that coalesce to form plaques with papulovesicular borders.

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Schachner noted that the differential diagnosis of noninfectious, usually benign neonatal vesiculopustular lesions includes acropustulosis of infancy; eosinophilic pustular folliculitis; erythema toxicum neonatorum; miliaria crystallina, rubra, or profunda; transient neonatal pustular melanosis; and neonatal sucking blisters.

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Several chronically itchy papular and papulopustular eruptions variously referred to as PPE of HIV infection, itchy red bump disease, eosinophilic pustular folliculitis, eosinophilic folliculitis, papular urticaria, prurigo nodularis, insect bite reactions have been reported in HIV infected patients.

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* Diagnosis: Eosinophilic pustular folliculitis (EPF) of infancy.

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Other non-infectious dermatoses seen were papular pruritic eruptions of HIV 15 (8.5%), pigmentary disorders 9 (5.1%), xerosis 8 (4.5%), ichthyosis 4 (2.3%), aphthae 4 (2.3%) pruritus 4 (2.3%), drug reaction 2 (1.1%), alopecia 2 (1.1%), psoriasis 1 (0.5%) and eosinophilic pustular folliculitis 1 (0.5%) Table 3.

Eosinophilic pustular folliculitis and psoriasis was seen in 0.5%.

Pattern of mucocutaneous manifestations of HIV infected patients: a retrospective study