Abstract
Three patients with AIDS had an intensely pruritic eosinophilic pustular folliculitis associated with abundant Pityrosporum yeasts in the follicles, demonstrated by direct microscopy. The excellent response to ketoconazole treatment suggests a possible pathogenic role for Pityrosporum.
MeSH terms
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / complications*
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Adult
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Eosinophilia / complications*
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Eosinophilia / drug therapy
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Eosinophilia / microbiology
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Folliculitis / complications*
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Folliculitis / drug therapy
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Folliculitis / microbiology
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Humans
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Ketoconazole / therapeutic use
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Malassezia / isolation & purification*
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Male
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Mycoses / complications*
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Mycoses / microbiology
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Opportunistic Infections / complications*
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Opportunistic Infections / drug therapy
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Opportunistic Infections / microbiology