Two cases of eosinophilic pustular folliculitis associated with parasitic infestations.
Two patients presented with papular eruptions that could not be diagnosed clinically. Biopsies of these lesions showed eosinophilic pustular folliculitis (EPF). Both cases were subsequently found to have infestations: one as a result of cutaneous larva migrans was successfully treated with ivermectin and the other caused by scabies mites was successfully treated with topical pyrethrin. The two cases of EPF presented emphasize the need for careful clinicopathological correlation to determine the cause.
Opie
Kimble M
KM
Department of Dermatology, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
Heenan
Peter J
PJ
Delaney
Thomas A
TA
Rohr
James B
JB
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000818:Animals; D001706:Biopsy; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D005499:Folliculitis / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007815:Larva Migrans / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008925:Mites / Q000469:parasitology; D012532:Scabies / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology