UNILATERAL DEMODICIDOSIS

Authors
PALLOTTA S CIANCHINI G MARTELLONI E FERRANTI G GIRARDELLI CR DILELLA G PUDDU P
Citation
S. Pallotta et al., UNILATERAL DEMODICIDOSIS, EJD. European journal of dermatology, 8(3), 1998, pp. 191-192
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Dermatology & Venereal Diseases
Journal title
EJD. European journal of dermatology → ACNP
ISSN journal
11671122
Volume
8
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
191 - 192
Database
ISI
SICI code
1167-1122(1998)8:3<191:>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
A 45-year-old man presented with a unilateral, papulopustular, rosacea -like, chronic dermatitis which involved the left portion of the foreh ead and the eyelids unilaterally. Many Demodex mites were found in the follicles of the affected area. Topical crotamiton cleared the lesion s after an unsuccessful trial with oral metronidazole. This observatio n provides further evidence that demodicidosis is a condition distinct from common rosacea.