title: Eosinophilic pustular folliculitis (Ofuji's disease) without macroscopic pustules.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Eosinophilic pustular folliculitis (EPF), first described by Ofuji et al. in 1970, is a rare dermatosis characterized by pruritic papules and pustules on circinate erythematous plaques with eosinophilic infiltration in and around the hair follicle.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We report three cases of EPF that showed no macroscopic pustules during the total observation period. Histopathological examination revealed eosinophilic infiltration in and around the hair follicle in the lower dermis and subcutis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  EPF consists of clinical variants, one of which lacks obvious pustules.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Tokyo Medical University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan. sky777xyz@yahoo.co.jp
authors.forename: Masaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Uchiyama
authors.forename: Yoshihiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mitsuhashi
authors.forename: Yukari
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Okubo
authors.forename: Ryoji
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tsuboi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003879:Dermatologic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005499:Folliculitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007213:Indomethacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D012872:Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D016559:Tacrolimus / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D003879:Dermatologic Agents; D016559:Tacrolimus; D007213:Indomethacin