Eosinophilic Pustular Folliculitis Involving Labial Mucosa, Which Improved with Naproxen

    January 2013 in “ Annals of Dermatology ”
    Seon‐Pil Jin, Song Youn Park, Kkot Bora Yeom, You Chan Kim, Kwang Hyun Cho
    Studysummary This case report describes an 11-year-old girl with eosinophilic pustular folliculitis that showed significant improvement with naproxen after being unresponsive to other treatments. Our plain-language summary of this paper — not a Tressless recommendation.
    An 11-year-old girl with eosinophilic pustular folliculitis (EPF) involving the labial mucosa showed significant improvement with naproxen after other treatments, including systemic prednisolone and topical corticosteroids, were ineffective. EPF, characterized by eosinophilic infiltration of hair follicles, has various treatment options, but NSAIDs like naproxen may be particularly effective, as demonstrated in this case. This suggests naproxen could be a viable first-line treatment for EPF in children, despite the condition's complex etiology and pathogenesis.
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