title: Eosinophilic pustular folliculitis (Ofuji's disease) in a patient with silicone tissue augmentation.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, National Cheng-Kung University Hospital, 138 Sheng-Li Road, 704 Tainan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Tak-Wah
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Ya-Ming
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: J Yu-Yun
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Shih-Tsung
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: Hamm-Ming
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Sheu
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D012828:Silicones