Artigo Revisado por pares

EOSINOPHILIC PUSTULAR FOLLICULITIS IN PATIENTS WITH ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME

1992; Wiley; Volume: 31; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1365-4362.1992.tb03934.x

ISSN

1365-4632

Autores

Carlos Ferrándiz, Miguel Ribera, Juan Carlos Castillo Barranco, Bonaventura Clotet, Juan Carlos Lorenzo,

Tópico(s)

Autoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases

Resumo

Abstract Three patients with aids had an intensely pruritic eosinophilic pustular folliculitis associated with abundant Pityrosporum yeasts in the follicles, demonstrated by direct microscopy. The excellent response to ketoconazole treatment suggests a possible pathogenic role for Pityrosporum.

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