Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology (Mar 2023)
Infantile Eosinophilic Pustular Folliculitis in a Child Aged 7 Years: A Case Report
Abstract
Weikang Shi,1,2,* Yuwen Lu,1,* Fangyan Zhou,1 Huiyi He,3 Jicong Jiang,1 Ximao Xue1 1Department of Dermatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children’s Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Dermatology, Jinhua Maternal & Child Health Care Hospital, Jinhua, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Dermatology, Ruian People’s Hospital, Wenzhou, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Ximao Xue, Email [email protected]: Eosinophilic pustular folliculitis (EPF) is a rare, chronic, itchy, aseptic disease. Although most cases of infantile EPF (I-EPF) are detected in infants, we found that a 7-year-old child with I-EPF, who received treatment with oral azithromycin in combination with topical narrow bound Ultra Violet B light (NB-UVB) irradiation, with no recurrence at follow-up. Our experience with the successful treatment of this patient can provide a reference for more pediatric patients.Keywords: infantile eosinophilic pustular folliculitis, case report, treatment, dermatopathology
