Acute inflammatory Demodex-induced pustulosis in an immunocompetent patient related to topical steroid use.
Pediatr Dermatol
; 37(5): 985-986, 2020 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-32729151
ABSTRACT
Demodex spp. mites are a common colonizer of sebaceous adult skin. Though usually clinically insignificant, demodicosis may be associated with a wide spectrum of skin diseases in immunocompetent hosts, such as erythematotelangiectatic and papulopustular rosacea, Demodex folliculorum, and blepharitis. We present a case of a healthy 9-year-old boy with an exuberant, inflammatory, Demodex-associated pustular eruption of the face, induced by the use of a high-potency topical steroid and successfully treated with oral ivermectin.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Steroids
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Animals
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Child
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Pediatr Dermatol
Year:
2020
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States