EOSINOPHILIC PUSTULAR FOLLICULITIS IN THE ACQUIRED-IMMUNODEFICIENCY-SYNDROME - PRESENTATION OF 6 CASES

Eosinophilic pustulous foliculitis (EPF) is a rare dermatosis which ha s been reported in association with the human immunodeficiency vii us infection. Six patients infected with HIV are reported with advanced d isease in whom the diagnosis of EPF was made. All patients has a highl y pruritic follicular papular rash. In all cases the pathology study r evealed a mixed inflammatory infiltrate with predominance of eosinophi ls at the infundibulum of the pileus folliculi. Two patients had eosin ophilia in peripheral blood. Therapy with antihistaminic agents and to pical corticosteroids was ineffective in all cases. A favourable thera peutic response was achieved with phototherapy associated with the top ic application of disodium cromoglycate 4%.