Letter to the Editor
Vesicles and pustules on the fingers as an initial manifestation of eosinophilic pustular folliculitis
Chika Ohata,
Corresponding Author
Chika Ohata
Department of Dermatology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
Correspondence: Chika Ohata, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Dermatology, Kurume University School of Medicine, 67 Asahimachi, Kurume, Fukuoka 830-0011, Japan. Email:
[email protected]Search for more papers by this author Saori Nii,
Saori Nii
Department of Dermatology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Minao Furumura,
Minao Furumura
Department of Dermatology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Takekuni Nakama,
Takekuni Nakama
Department of Dermatology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
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Chika Ohata,
Corresponding Author
Chika Ohata
Department of Dermatology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
Correspondence: Chika Ohata, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Dermatology, Kurume University School of Medicine, 67 Asahimachi, Kurume, Fukuoka 830-0011, Japan. Email:
[email protected]Search for more papers by this author Saori Nii,
Saori Nii
Department of Dermatology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Minao Furumura,
Minao Furumura
Department of Dermatology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Takekuni Nakama,
Takekuni Nakama
Department of Dermatology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
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First published: 25 May 2015
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