[Ofujis papuloerythroderma. Presentation of 3 cases and review of its concept and etiology].
Ofuji's papuloerythroderma is not a specific clinical entity, but a concequence of numerous inflammatory dermatoses and neoplasms. Some authors advocate that it is possible to find this erupcion in elderly patients with different types of erythroderma of known or unknown origin. It is necessary to recognize this condition since these patients can develop a lymphoma in the future. In this article three atopic patients are described with clinical lesions of papuloerythroderma respecting the cutaneous folds, with eosinophilia, increase of the IgE levels and histological characteristics of atopic eczema. We think that atopic dermatitis should be considered in the etiologic study of patients with papuloerythroderma.
Muñoz Pérez
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Departamento de Dermatología. Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena. Sevilla. Spain.
Camacho Martínez
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003873:Dermatitis, Exfoliative / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017444:Skin Diseases, Papulosquamous / Q000473:pathology*