A Case of Eosinophilic Pustular Folliculitis with Vegetating Lesions on the Lower Legs and Feet Resembling Pemphigus Vegetans

Authors

  • Masakazu Kakurai Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
  • Kazumasa Oya Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
  • Junichi Furuta Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
  • Shigeruko Iijima Department of Dermatology, Ryugasaki Saiseikai Hospital, Ibaraki, Japan
  • Toshifumi Nomura Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

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https://doi.org/10.2340/actadv.v103.11622

Keywords:

eosinophilic pustular folliculitis, palmoplantar pustulosis, Staphylococcus aureus, indometacin farnesil, pemphigus vegetans, pemphigoid vegetans, extracellular vesicles, atopic dermatitis

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Published

2023-04-21

How to Cite

Kakurai, M., Oya, K., Furuta, J., Iijima, S., & Nomura, T. (2023). A Case of Eosinophilic Pustular Folliculitis with Vegetating Lesions on the Lower Legs and Feet Resembling Pemphigus Vegetans. Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 103, adv11622. https://doi.org/10.2340/actadv.v103.11622