eosinophilic folliculitis

Question 1

Three subtypes of eosinophilic folliculitis:

Answer 1

1. Eosinophilic pustular folliculitis (Ofujis disease): more common in japanese men, recurrent explosive crops of intensely pruritic grouped follicular papules and pustules.
   * can also have erythematous patches and plaques that expand with pustules creating a figurate/serpiginous lesion
2. AIDS associated eosinophilic folliculitis
3. Neonatal eosinophilic pustular folliculitis

• early in infancy, pruritic perifollicular pustules and vesicles on erythematous base usually on scalp
• self limited over a few months

Question 2

treatment of Ofujis disease (eosinophilic pustular folliculitis)

Answer 2

Indomethacin and antihistamines

Question 3

What lab tests should be done in patient with eosinophilic pustular folliculitis?

Answer 3

check for HIV as there is AIDS associated EPF