Eosinophilic pustular folliculitis: A review of the Japanese published works

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 15-20

  Katoh, Mayumi ^a   Nomura, Takashi ^a   Miyachi, Yoshiki ^a   Kabashima, Kenji ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

characteristics of Japanese eosinophilic pustular cases; classic eosinophilic pustular; eosinophilic pustular folliculitis; immunosuppression associated eosinophilic pustular; infancy associated eosinophilic pustular

Indexed keywords

ACEMETACIN; CYCLOSPORIN C; GAMMA INTERFERON; INDOMETACIN; MINOCYCLINE; TACROLIMUS; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; GLUCOCORTICOID; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; EOSINOPHILIC PUSTULAR FOLLICULITIS; FOLLICULITIS; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HUMAN; ONSET AGE; ORIENTAL MEDICINE; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRURITUS; PUSTULE; REVIEW; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; AGE; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CLASSIFICATION; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; JAPAN; MALE; RADIOGRAPHY; SKIN DISEASES, VESICULOBULLOUS;

AGE FACTORS; AGE OF ONSET; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; FOLLICULITIS; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; JAPAN; MALE; SKIN DISEASES, VESICULOBULLOUS; ULTRAVIOLET THERAPY;

EID: 84872499883     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: 13468138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1346-8138.12008     Document Type: Review

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