title: Eosinophilic pustular folliculitis: the first case associated with hepatitis C virus.
abstract: Eosinophilic pustular folliculitis is a rare disorder that is characterized by recurrent crops of papules and pustules localized on seborrheic areas of the body. The etiopathogenesis of the disease is still unknown, but it has been related to infections and immunosuppressive states. This report is the first case to be found to be related to hepatitis C virus infection.
authors.affiliation: 2nd Dermatology Department, Numune Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ulker
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Gul
authors.forename: Arzu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kilic
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Demiriz
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005499:Folliculitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology; D005546:Forehead / Q000473:pathology; D016174:Hepacivirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged