HIV-associated eosinophilic pustular folliculitis: Successful treatment of a Japanese patient with UVB phototherapy

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 178-184

  Misago, Noriyuki ^a   Narisawa, Yutaka ^a   Matsubara, Shinichi ^a   Hayashi, Shinichirou ^a  

^a SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Eosinophilic pustular folliculitis; HIV infection; Pruritic papular eruption; Ultraviolet B phototherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EOSINOPHILIA; FOLLICULITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRURITUS; PUSTULOSIS; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

EID: 0031917922     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1998.tb02376.x     Document Type: Article

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