Successful treatment of eosinophilic pustular folliculitis with topical tacrolimus.
We present two cases of Eosinophilic pustular folliclulitis (EPF) who were successfully treated with topical tacrolimus. Indomethacin is the most frequently used agent for the treatment of EPF, however, tacrolimus ointment may become the treatment of choice for patients with EPF.
Department of Dermatology, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Iida-Nishi, Japan. kawaguch@med.id.yamagata-u.ac.jp
Masakazu
M
Kawaguchi
Yoshihiko
Y
Mitsuhashi
Shigeo
S
Kondo
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D005499:Folliculitis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016559:Tacrolimus / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D016559:Tacrolimus