PAPULOERYTHRODERMA OF OFUJI

Course overview

PAPULOERYTHRODERMA OF OFUJI (PEO) IS A RARE SKIN DISORDER MOST COMMONLY FOUND IN JAPAN. IT IS CHARACTERIZED BY POLYGONAL, FLAT-TOPPED ERYTHEMATOUS-BROWN PAPULES THAT COALESCE INTO SHEETS THAT OFTEN COVER THE ENTIRE SKIN SURFACE BUT SPARE THE SKIN FOLDS. PEO IS COMMONLY ACCOMPANIED BY PRURITUS, PERIPHERAL EOSINOPHILIA, AND ELEVATED IGE. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES THE EVALUATION OF PAPULOERYTHRODERMA OF OFUJI AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN MANAGING AND TREATING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.