Eosinophilic pustular folliculitis: Report of seven cases in Thailand

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 195-203

  Rattana Apiromyakij, Niramol ^a   Kullavanijaya, Preya ^a  

^a Institute of Dermatology Thailand   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Eosinophilic pustular folliculitis (EPF); Ofuji's disease; Oral indomethacin; Topical piroxicam

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; DAPSONE; ERYTHROMYCIN; GRISEOFULVIN; INDOMETACIN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PIROXICAM; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; FOLLICULITIS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; MALE; PRURITUS; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DISEASE;

EID: 0034034134     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2000.tb02149.x     Document Type: Article

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