Itchy folliculitis and human immunodeficiency virus infection: Clinicopathological and immunological features, pathogenesis and treatment

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 3-11

  Fearfield, L A ^a   Rowe, A ^a   Francis, N ^a   Bunker, C B ^a   Staughton, R C D ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autoimmune disease; Clinical features; Eosinophilic folliculitis; Histopathology; Human immunodeficiency virus

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CETIRIZINE; FLUCONAZOLE; HYDROXYZINE; ITRACONAZOLE; PERMETHRIN;

BIOPSY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EOSINOPHIL; FOLLICULITIS; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PATHOGENESIS; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEBACEOUS GLAND; SEBUM; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION;

AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; DERMATOMYCOSES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; FOLLICULITIS; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; MALASSEZIA; MALE; MITE INFESTATIONS; SEBUM; SKIN;

EID: 0032838955     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1999.02914.x     Document Type: Review

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