Demodicidosis in a child with xantholeukaemia associated with type 1 neurofibromatosis
Mouna Benessahraoui1, France Paratte, Emmanuel Plouvier
1Department of Dermatology, 2 Place Saint Jacques, 25030 Besançon Cedex, France.
European Journal of Dermatology : EJD
|June 14, 2003
Abstract:
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.
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