Ofuji disease: a rare dermatosis and its challenging therapeutic approach

• Main Authors: Fernanda Freitas de Brito (Author), Antonio Carlos Ceribelli Martelli (Author), Maria Lopes Lamenha Lins Cavalcante (Author), Ana Cecília Versiani Duarte Pinto (Author), Gabriela Itimura (Author), Cleverson Teixeira Soares (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2016-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract: Eosinophilic pustular folliculitis (EPF) or Ofuji disease is a rare dermatosis, prone to recurrence and chronicity. The peak incidence occurs in the third decade of life and its exact etiology remains unknown. Evidence suggests that the expression of adhesion molecules and the production o...