A rare clinical manifestation of spinulate demodicosis.
Demodicosis is a chronic skin disease caused by Demodex mites such as Demodex folliculorum and Demodex brevis. Demodex mites live in pilosebaceous units and they are regarded as a part of the normal skin flora. Nevertheless, it has been suggested that the presence of five or more mites per cm² by the standardized skin surface biopsy technique could be considered as pathogenic.
Department of Dermatology, Turgut Ozal University, Ankara, Turkey. fundatmr@yahoo.com.
Funda
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Tamer
Evren
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Sarifakioglu
Ozge Mine
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Orenay
D000293:Adolescent; D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods; D003872:Dermatitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008924:Mite Infestations / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D009333:Neck