Eosinophilic pustular folliculitis (Ofuji's disease) in a patient with silicone tissue augmentation.
Eosinophilic pustular folliculitis (EPF) (Ofuji's disease) is a rare dermatosis of unknown etiology. We describe a 45-year-old Chinese woman who developed EPF on her face seven years after having nose and chin augmentation with subcutaneous silicone injections.
Wong
Tak-Wah
TW
Department of Dermatology, National Cheng-Kung University Hospital, 138 Sheng-Li Road, 704 Tainan, Taiwan.
Tsai
Ya-Ming
YM
Lee
J Yu-Yun
JY
Hsu
Shih-Tsung
ST
Sheu
Hamm-Ming
HM
D002680:Chin; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005499:Folliculitis / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009666:Nose; D012828:Silicones / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000009:adverse effects
D012828:Silicones