Condition Lookup
Category:
Inflammatory Skin Disorders
Number of Conditions: 1
Eosinophilic Folliculitis
Specialty: Infectious Diseases
Category: Inflammatory Skin Disorders
Symptoms:
itchy, red or pustular lesions around hair follicles; clusters of lesions on face, upper chest, back, and arms
Root Cause:
Inflammatory reaction around hair follicles, often associated with an increased eosinophilic response, common in HIV patients or those with immune dysregulation.
How it's Diagnosed: videos
Clinical features, biopsy showing eosinophilic infiltration, and ruling out other follicular infections.
Treatment:
Topical corticosteroids, oral antihistamines, or systemic immunosuppressive therapy in severe cases.
Medications:
Topical steroids (e.g., hydrocortisone or betamethasone ), oral antihistamines (e.g., loratadine ), and sometimes oral isotretinoin or itraconazole .
Prevalence:
How common the health condition is within a specific population.
Common in HIV-positive individuals; rare in the general population.
Risk Factors:
Factors or behaviors that increase the likelihood of developing the condition.
HIV/AIDS, immunosuppression, or certain allergic predispositions.
Prognosis:
The expected outcome or course of the condition over time.
Good with treatment; lesions may recur if underlying immune condition persists.
Complications:
Additional problems or conditions that may arise as a result of the original condition.
Secondary bacterial infection and significant itching impacting quality of life.