A Case of Therapy-Resistant Folliculitis due to Adrenal Insufficiency?

A report on a 40-year-old patient with recalcitrant, suppurative folliculitis is presented. After years of unsuccessful treatment with conventional therapies, the patient was diagnosed with adrenal insufficiency with a low level of circulating cortisol. A few weeks after the patient was subjected to...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Stausholm, Kirsten Rønholt, Spaun, Eva, Koppelhus, Uffe
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2016
Materias:
Single Case
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5216241/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28101019
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000450698
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Sumario:A report on a 40-year-old patient with recalcitrant, suppurative folliculitis is presented. After years of unsuccessful treatment with conventional therapies, the patient was diagnosed with adrenal insufficiency with a low level of circulating cortisol. A few weeks after the patient was subjected to substitution therapy with hydrocortisone, his folliculitis resolved. We discuss the role of plasma cortisol level in the pathogenesis of folliculitis.

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