Eosinophilic pustular folliculitis: successful treatment with interferon-alpha.
Eosinophilic pustular folliculitis (Ofuji's disease) is a rare skin disease of unknown etiology characterized by infiltrated circinate plaques with sterile follicular pustules in primarily seborrheic areas. Several therapeutic regimens have been reported to control the disease with inconsistent results. We here report on a patient with Ofuji's disease, who was successfully treated with interferon-alpha 2b.
Department of Dermatology, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Münster, Germany.
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D000293:Adolescent; D012628:Dermatitis, Seborrheic / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D004817:Epidermis / Q000473:pathology; D005499:Folliculitis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006197:Hair / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007279:Injections, Subcutaneous; D000077190:Interferon alpha-2; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D012008:Recurrence; D012872:Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*
D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D000077190:Interferon alpha-2; D016898:Interferon-alpha; D011994:Recombinant Proteins