Korean J Dermatol.
2005 Jan;43(1):137-139.
Eosinophilic Pustular Folliculitis Successfully Treated with Indomethacin
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Dermatology, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea. dr_chiny@hotmail.com
- 2Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea.
- 3Medical Research Institute, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea.
Abstract
- Eosinophilic pustular folliculitis (EPF) is a rare dermatosis of unknown cause. It is characterized by recurrent crops of sterile, pruritic, follicular papulopustules on the face, trunk, and extremities. Although various treatments have been attempted for EPF, including systemic corticosteroid dapsone, cetrizine, UVB phototherapy, as well as cyclosporin, no uniformly effective treatment has been found. We describe a 20-year-old man with long standing EPF which was resistant to various treatments, but who responded dramatically to indomethacin.
