Eosinophilic pustular folliculitis: A comprehensive review of treatment options

American Journal of Clinical Dermatology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 189-197

  Ellis, Elliot ^a   Scheinfeld, Noah ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACEMETACIN; ALLOPURINOL; ALPHA2B INTERFERON; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; CALCINEURIN INHIBITOR; CARBAMAZEPINE; CETIRIZINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN; DAPSONE; ETRETIN; GAMMA INTERFERON; INDOMETACIN; ISOTRETINOIN; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOPROFEN; METRONIDAZOLE; MINOCYCLINE; PERMETHRIN; PIROXICAM; PSORALEN; RETINOID; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TACROLIMUS; TIMEPIDIUM BROMIDE; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ACNE; ADRENAL SUPPRESSION; AGRANULOCYTOSIS; BLOOD DYSCRASIA; BODY WEIGHT DISORDER; BURN; CANCER RISK; CATARACT; CELL COUNT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DIARRHEA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EOSINOPHIL PUSTULAR FOLLICULITIS; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; FOLLICULITIS; HEADACHE; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; HEPATITIS; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTION; HYPERTENSION; JAPAN; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; LEUKOPENIA; LIVER INJURY; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; MITE; MOOD DISORDER; MYCOSIS; NEPHROTOXICITY; OSTEOPOROSIS; PAPULE; PEPTIC ULCER; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; PUSTULOSIS PALMOPLANTARIS; PUVA; RASH; REVIEW; SEDATION; SKIN ATROPHY; SKIN CANCER; SKIN IRRITATION; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN TUMOR; STRIA; SUNBURN; TACHYPHYLAXIS; TERATOGENESIS; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; UREMIA; WEIGHT GAIN; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT; XEROSIS;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EOSINOPHILIA; FOLLICULITIS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS;

EID: 3142590601     PISSN: 11750561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00128071-200405030-00007     Document Type: Review

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