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Strongyloidiasis histologically mimicking eosinophilic folliculitis |
European Journal of Dermatology. Volume 14, Number 4, 264-5, July-August 2004, Clinical report
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Author(s) : Serafinella P. CANNAVÒ, Fabrizio GUARNERI, Claudio GUARNERI |
Summary : The authors report an unusual case of strongyloidiasis in an Italian patient, who has always lived in Sicily. The patient presented with marked blood eosinophilia and an itching maculo‐papular eruption, histologically simulating eosinophilic folliculitis. The clinical resolution was achieved after albendazol therapy. |
Keywords : eosinophilic folliculitis, intestinal parasitosis, itching eruption, strongyloidiasis |
