Eosinophilic pustular folliculitis: A 40 year retrospect

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 285-289

  Nervi, Stephen J ^a   Schwartz, Robert A ^a   Dmochowski, Marian ^b  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Karol Marcinkowski Medical University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; CETIRIZINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYPROHEPTADINE; INDOMETACIN; ITRACONAZOLE; METRONIDAZOLE; NICOTINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PERMETHRIN; PREDNISONE; PSORALEN; TACROLIMUS;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADRENAL SUPPRESSION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORTICOSTEROID INDUCED OSTEOPOROSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EOSINOPHIL PUSTULAR FOLLICULITIS; EOSINOPHILIA; FOLLICULITIS; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY IMMUNE RECONSTITUTION SYNDROME; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; INCIDENCE; INFANCY; INFECTION; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; IONIZING RADIATION; JAPAN; LONG TERM CARE; LYMPHOCYTOPENIA; MENTAL INSTABILITY; MUCINOSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PRURITUS; PUSTULE; PUSTULOSIS PALMOPLANTARIS; PUVA; REMISSION; REVIEW; SEX RATIO; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN EDEMA; SKIN INFLAMMATION; TRANSDERMAL PATCH; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; WEIGHT GAIN; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EOSINOPHILIA; FOLLICULITIS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNE TOLERANCE; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 33745859030     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2006.02.034     Document Type: Review

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