Demodex (follicular mite) infesting a boy and his pet dog.
Intense iritation and dermatitis, somewhat resembling that produced by scabies can result from various mites living as temporary ectoparasites on the skin of man. Demodex folliculorum is a worm-like mite that infests hair follicles above the level of sebaceous glands in various mammals. In this paper, Demodex folliculorum was recovered from a boy and his pet dog. Both the boy and the dog were successfully treated with permethrin.
Morsy
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Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Abbassia, Cairo, Egypt.
el Okbi
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el-Said
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Arafa
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Sabry
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D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D004283:Dog Diseases; D004285:Dogs; D006801:Humans; D007306:Insecticides / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008924:Mite Infestations / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D008925:Mites / Q000145:classification*; D026023:Permethrin; D011722:Pyrethrins / Q000627:therapeutic use
D007306:Insecticides; D011722:Pyrethrins; D026023:Permethrin