title: Demodectic infestation of the pilosebaceous follicle.
abstract: Scanning electron microscopy revealed Demodex folliculorum on the face surface of twenty healthy subjects. The ultrastructural morphology of Demodex and the follicle parasitization process are briefly illustrated.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005145:Face; D005260:Female; D006201:Hair Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D008875:Middle Aged; D008924:Mite Infestations / Q000473:pathology*; D012867:Skin / Q000469:parasitology