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Disseminate and Recurrent Infundibular Folliculitis: Case Report and Literature Review.
Indian J Dermatol
February 2024
Department of Dermatology, Affiliated Hospital of Tianjin Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.
We retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of 1 case of disseminate and recurrent infundibular folliculitis (DRIF) in our hospital and 31 cases of DRIF reported in previous domestic and international studies. There were 32 cases, including 22 males and 10 females, with a mean age of onset of 24.72 ± 13.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDisseminated and recurrent infundibular folliculitis (D.R.I.F.): report of a case successfully treated with isotretinoin.
J Dermatol
January 1998
Medical School of the University of Athens, Department of Pathology, Greece.
Article Synopsis
- D.R.I.F. (Disseminated and recurrent infundibular folliculitis) is a rare and itchy skin condition primarily affecting black males, with no known cause.
- This benign disease is usually self-limiting and doesn't typically respond to common treatments, although vitamin A and E have shown some effectiveness.
- A case study is presented where a patient with D.R.I.F. was successfully treated using isotretinoin, a medication often used for acne.