RESUMO
Eosinophilic pustular folliculitis (EPF) is a rare, chronic disease of unknown cause, characterized by itchy papules or pustules and an infiltration of eosinophiles in the biopsy. EPF occurs rarely outside Japan and very few cases have been described in non-Japanese race people. The causes of the disease and its definitive treatment have not yet been established. In our patient, the presence of subcorneal pustules in the biopsies initially favored a diagnosis of pustulosis and several biopsies were necessary before a diagnosis of EPF was reached. A new case of EPF recently presented at our clinic and we have carried out an extensive revision of the disease.
Assuntos
Eosinofilia/patologia , Foliculite/patologia , Dermatopatias Vesiculobolhosas/patologia , Adulto , Feminino , HumanosRESUMO
La foliculitis pustulosa eosinofílica (FPE) es una enfermedad crónica, rara y de causa desconocida, que cursa con pápulas y/o pústulas pruriginosas y un infiltrado de eosinófilos en la biopsia. La FPE suele ocurrir con poca frecuencia fuera de Japón y son escasos los casos descritos en pacientes de raza no japonesa. Los factores causales de la enfermedad y su tratamiento definitivo no están establecidos todavía. En nuestra paciente, inicialmente, la presencia de pústulas subcorneales en las biopsias orientaba hacia un diagnóstico de dermatosis pustular; y fueron necesarias repetidas biopsias para obtener el diagnóstico de FPE. Presentamos un nuevo caso de FPE recientemente visto en nuestra consulta y hemos realizado una revisión extensa de la enfermedad
Eosinophilic pustular folliculitis (EPF) is a rare, chronic disease of unknown cause, characterized by itchy papules or pustules and an infiltration of eosinophiles in the biopsy. EPF occurs rarely outside Japan and very few cases have been described in non-Japanese race people. The causes of the disease and its definitive treatment have not yet been established. In our patient, the presence of subcorneal pustules in the biopsies initially favored a diagnosis of pustulosis and several biopsies were necessary before a diagnosis of EPF was reached. A new case of EPF recently presented at our clinic and we have carried out an extensive revision of the disease
