[Ofuji's disease: description of a case].
Eosinophilic pustular folliculitis (EPF) is a rare, chronic disease of unknown cause, characterized by itchy papules or pustules and an infiltration of eosinophiles in the biopsy. EPF occurs rarely outside Japan and very few cases have been described in non-Japanese race people. The causes of the disease and its definitive treatment have not yet been established. In our patient, the presence of subcorneal pustules in the biopsies initially favored a diagnosis of pustulosis and several biopsies were necessary before a diagnosis of EPF was reached. A new case of EPF recently presented at our clinic and we have carried out an extensive revision of the disease.
García Río
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Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital Santiago Apóstol, Vitoria-Gasteiz, España. irene@aedv.es
Díaz-Ramón
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González-Pérez
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Arregui Murua
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Trébol Urra
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Tamayo Victor
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Soloeta-Arechavala
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D000328:Adult; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005499:Folliculitis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D012872:Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous / Q000473:pathology*