Demodicidosis in a child with leukemia.
A 2-year-old girl developed acute lymphoblastic leukemia at the age of 9 months. She was treated successfully with chemotherapy but developed a pruritic, papulopustular facial eruption that was caused by Demodex folliculorum. The eruption cleared after treatment with one overnight application of 5% permethrin cream. Demodicidosis should be included in the differential diagnosis of facial eruptions in children who undergo chemotherapy and in those with congenital or acquired immunodeficiency.
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Department of Dermatology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425-2215.
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D002675:Child, Preschool; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008924:Mite Infestations; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma