The role of food allergy in the etiology of infantile eosinophilic
pustular folliculitis
Abstract
Eosinophilic pustular folliculitis (EPF) of infancy (EPFI), as a rare
variant of EPF, is an inflammatory dermatosis characterized by recurrent
outbreaks, itchy papulopustules and involvement of scalp and other body
areas. In our case, we present a 3-month-old boy with persistent itchy
vesiculopustular rashes on the scalp, hands and feet, eosinophilia in
the peripheral blood test, widespread eosinophil clusters in the swab of
the pustule and egg allergy in the skin prick test. This is the first
case of EPFI associated with food allergy that is permanently suppressed
by elimination diet with the limited use of cetirizine.