title: [Tarsonemus hominis in skin connective tissue].
abstract: Histological examination of a skin biopsy from a 30-year-old male patient which had been performed because of a naevus-like lentigo revealed the presence of a mite within the upper part of the corium. To our knowledge, this may be the first description of such a finding. This mite was identified as a subspecies of Tarsonemus hominis Dahl. Basically, the possibility of a transport of viral material in this way cannot be excluded.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008924:Mite Infestations / Q000473:pathology*; D008925:Mites / Q000648:ultrastructure; D009508:Nevus, Pigmented / Q000473:pathology*; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*
vernacular_title: Tarsonemus hominis im Hautbindegewebe.