title: Perforating folliculitis in a patient with cystic fibrosis.
abstract: We report a case of a young man with perforating folliculitis and cystic fibrosis with complications including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, insulin dependent diabetes mellitus, and liver cirrhosis. We demonstrate increased TGF-β1 immunohistochemical staining in the perforating folliculitis lesions of our patient and discuss the possible associations between cystic fibrosis and perforating folliculitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals, Lakeside 3500, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA. marie.tuttle@uhhospitals.org
authors.forename: Marie S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Tuttle
authors.forename: Eun Ji
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.forename: Joan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tamburro
authors.forename: Kord
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Honda
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001706:Biopsy; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000150:complications*; D005499:Folliculitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*