Catalog

Classical adult eosinophilic pustular folliculitis

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Link to WHO Definition

Classical adult eosinophilic pustular folliculitis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/37913323

This variant of eosinophilic pustular folliculitis is not associated with immunosuppression and has been reported principally from Japan. It manifests as a chronic relapsing inflammatory dermatosis typically located on facial skin with recurrent annular clusters of sterile follicular papules and pustules forming plaques with central clearing and peripheral extension.