Eosinophilic pustular folliculitis in an HIV-positive man: response to cetirizine.
Eosinophilic pustular folliculitis is a rare condition which is being increasingly reported in HIV-positive patients. Many therapies have been used to treat this condition. We report the first successful use of the H1 antihistamine cetirizine to treat the condition and postulate that the specific antieosinophilic action of this drug may explain the beneficial clinical effect seen in our patient.
Department of Dermatology, Royal Free Hospital and School of Medicine, London, U.K.
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D017332:Cetirizine; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005499:Folliculitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000150:complications*; D006634:Histamine H1 Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D006919:Hydroxyzine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D006634:Histamine H1 Antagonists; D006919:Hydroxyzine; D017332:Cetirizine