Eosinophilic folliculitis in HIV-infected women: Case series and review

American Journal of Clinical Dermatology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 193-200

  Parker, Sareeta R S ^a,b   Parker, Douglas C ^a,b   McCall, Calvin O ^a,b,c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GRADY HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c WMB 5001 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CETIRIZINE; CLINDAMYCIN; CLOBETASOL; CLONAZEPAM; CORTICOSTEROID; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXEPIN; HISTAMINE H1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HYDROXYZINE; ISOTRETINOIN; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; LAMIVUDINE; LINDANE; LOPINAVIR; METRONIDAZOLE; MINOCYCLINE; MULTIVITAMIN; PERMETHRIN; PREDNISONE; RITONAVIR; SALICYLIC ACID; STAVUDINE; TRIAMCINOLONE; ZIDOVUDINE;

ACNE; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EOSINOPHIL FOLLICULITIS; FEMALE; FOLLICULITIS; FOLLOW UP; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN PRURITUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; VIRUS LOAD;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EOSINOPHILIA; FACIAL DERMATOSES; FEMALE; FOLLICULITIS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33744916760     PISSN: 11750561     EISSN: 11750561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00128071-200607030-00006     Document Type: Review

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