Demodicidosis mimicking granulomatous rosacea and transient acantholytic dermatosis (Grover's disease).
A patient with rosacea-like lesions and transient acantholytic dermatosis (TAD; Grover's disease), who showed follicle mites and perifollicular granulomas in involved skin, is presented. A possible relationship between the infestation with the follicle mite and TAD in this case is discussed.
D000051:Acantholysis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008924:Mite Infestations / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012393:Rosacea / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*