Demodex folliculorum in a nipple imprint.
Demodex mites were found in a nipple imprint. Their morphologic features in this cytologic preparation have been described and illustrated. These mites are common parasites of human skin and are apparently of little or no pathologic significance.
D000818:Animals; D001940:Breast / Q000469:parasitology*; D003584:Cytological Techniques; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008924:Mite Infestations / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008925:Mites / Q000254:growth & development*; D009558:Nipples / Q000469:parasitology*; D012876:Skin Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis*