An elderly Filipino woman with follicular papules of the face and chest.
An elderly woman developed pruritic follicularpapules over a period of 5 years. A biopsy revealedfocal intraepidermal eosinophilic pustules, leading tothe diagnosis of Ofuji disease or eosinophilic pustularfolliculitis. A discussion of this condition is presented.
Department of Dermatology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio. mona.ascha@case.edu.
Mona
M
Ascha
Mahwish
M
Irfan
Steven D
SD
Billings
D000368:Aged; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005499:Folliculitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D012872:Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D013909:Thorax