Ann Dermatol.  2001 Dec;13(4):235-238. 10.5021/ad.2001.13.4.235.

A Case of Eosinophilic Folliculitis after Allogenic Bone Marrow Transplantatino in Acute Myelogenous Leukemia

• Chang HW
• Oh ST
• Lee JY
• Cho BK

• KMID: 2362369
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5021/ad.2001.13.4.235

Abstract

Eosinophilic folliculitis (EF) is regarded as a variant of eosinophilic pustular folliculitis (EPF), because it has a few distinctive clinical features different from those of EPF. EF is generally associated with systemic disorders, such as acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and hematologic malignancies. We have recently experienced a case of EF occurring in a 40 year-old male patient treated with allogenic bone marrow transplantation (BMT) for acute myelogenous leukemia(AML) and achieved a good clinical outcome after a short course of systemic corticosteroid therapy. The immunologic aberration resulting from systemic diseases may play a role in the development of EF.

Keyword

Eosinophilic folliculitis; Acute myelogenous leukemia (AML); Allogenic bone marrow transplantation (BMT)

MeSH Terms

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Bone Marrow Transplantation
Bone Marrow*
Eosinophils*
Folliculitis*
Hematologic Neoplasms
Humans
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute*
Male