Crusted Demodicosis in an Immunocompetent Pediatric Patient

• Main Authors: Guillermo Antonio Guerrero-González (Author), Maira Elizabeth Herz-Ruelas (Author), Minerva Gómez-Flores (Author), Jorge Ocampo-Candiani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Demodicosis refers to the infestation by Demodex spp., a saprophytic mite of the pilosebaceous unit. Demodex proliferation can result in a number of cutaneous disorders including pustular folliculitis, pityriasis folliculorum, papulopustular, and granulomatous rosacea, among others. We report the ca...