title: Demodex (follicular mite) infesting a boy and his pet dog.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Abbassia, Cairo, Egypt.
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Morsy
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: el Okbi
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: el-Said
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Arafa
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Sabry
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D007306:Insecticides; D011722:Pyrethrins; D026023:Permethrin