Pruritic eosinophilic papular eruption revealing HIV infection

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 600-602

  Teofoli, Patrizia ^a   Barbieri, Claudio ^a   Pallotta, Sabatino ^a   Ferranti, G ^a   Puddu, Pietro ^a  

^a LABORATORIO DI PATOLOGIA VASCOLARE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Eosinophilic folliculitis; HIV infection; Pruritic papular eruption; Th2 immune response

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CLINDAMYCIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INTERLEUKIN 4; MINOCYCLINE; SALICYLIC ACID;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BACK; CASE REPORT; CHEEK; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; EOSINOPHIL FOLLICULITIS; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; FOREHEAD; GEL; HAIR DISEASE; HISTIOCYTE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; LABORATORY TEST; LEUKOPENIA; LYMPHOCYTE; MEDIATOR RELEASE; NOSE; PAPULAR SKIN DISEASE; PRURITUS; RASH; SHOULDER; SYMPTOM; TRUNK;

ADULT; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; FOLLICULITIS; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PRURITUS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN DISEASES, VESICULOBULLOUS;

EID: 0036860973     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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