title: Disseminated and recurrent infundibular folliculitis (D.R.I.F.): report of a case successfully treated with isotretinoin.
abstract: Disseminated and recurrent infundibular folliculitis, henceforth referred to as D.R.I.F., is a very rare, puritic, follicular, benign disease of unknown etiology seen mostly in black males. It is often self-limited and usually unresponsive to local or systemic treatment. However, vitamin A, either alone or combined with vitamin E, is occasionally effective. We report a case of a patient with D.R.I.F. treated successfully with isotretinoin.
authors.affiliation: Medical School of the University of Athens, Department of Pathology, Greece.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Aroni
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aivaliotis
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Davaris
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D005076:Exanthema / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D005089:Exocytosis; D005499:Folliculitis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015474:Isotretinoin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007641:Keratolytic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D011537:Pruritus / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D012008:Recurrence; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014810:Vitamin E / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D007641:Keratolytic Agents; D014801:Vitamin A; D014810:Vitamin E; D015474:Isotretinoin