Dermatology · 2009 · 19 citations · 0 references
MedicineDermatologyImmunologyDermatopathologyHistopathologyImmunopathologyEosinophilic DisordersFollicular DisordersImmunopathology Of SkinInflammatory DermatosesInflammatory Skin DiseasesInflammatory Skin DisordersEosinophilic DermatitisEosinophilic DermatosesEosinophilic DermatosisEosinophilic Disease TherapyEosinophilic Skin DisordersFollicular InflammationInterferon Alpha-2b TherapyPustular Lesions
Eosinophilic pustular folliculitis (Ofuji's disease) is a rare skin disease of unknown etiology characterized by infiltrated circinate plaques with sterile follicular pustules in primarily seborrheic areas. Several therapeutic regimens have been reported to control the disease with inconsistent results. We here report on a patient with Ofuji's disease, who was successfully treated with interferon-alpha 2b.