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Demodicidosis in a child with xantholeukaemia associated with type 1 neurofibromatosis |
European Journal of Dermatology. Volume 13, Number 3, 311-2, May 2003, Clinical report
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Author(s) : Mouna BENESSAHRAOUI, France PARATTE, Emmanuel PLOUVIER, Philippe HUMBERT, François AUBIN |
Summary : Although
Demodex follicularum and
Demodex brevis are common permanent ectoparasites of human pilosebaceous units, their incidence on children’s skin is rare. We report a new case of demodicidosis in a 22-month-old girl undergoing chemotherapy for chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia associated with xanthoma and type 1 neurofibromatosis. The eruption cleared after oral and topical metronidazole therapy. Demodicidosis should be included in the differential diagnosis of facial eruption in immunosuppressed children. |
Keywords : demodicidosis, immunosuppression |
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