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Photoletter to the editor: An erythematous folliculocentric papular lesion on the chest of a 60-year-old man: What is your diagnosis?

Tracey Harbert1, Deba P Sarma.   

Abstract

Folliculitis has many etiologies including bacterial, fungal, viral and parasitic. Therefore, an accurate determination of the cause is necessary to direct treatment. This is a case of a 60-year-old man who presented with an erythematous papule on his chest. Biopsy showed granulomatous inflammation, abscess formation, and the causative agent was Demodex.

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Keywords:  demodex; folliculitis; histopathology

Year:  2011        PMID: 22187582      PMCID: PMC3184778          DOI: 10.3315/jdcr.2011.1077

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  J Dermatol Case Rep        ISSN: 1898-7249


  4 in total

1.  The clinical importance of demodex folliculorum presenting with nonspecific facial signs and symptoms.

Authors:  Yelda Karincaoglu; Nalan Bayram; Ozlem Aycan; Muammer Esrefoglu
Journal:  J Dermatol       Date:  2004-08       Impact factor: 4.005

2.  Demodex folliculitis on the trunk of a patient with mycosis fungoides.

Authors:  T Nakagawa; M Sasaki; K Fujita; M Nishimoto; T Takaiwa
Journal:  Clin Exp Dermatol       Date:  1996-03       Impact factor: 3.470

3.  Cytologic findings in Demodex folliculitis: a case report and review of the literature.

Authors:  Huijun Dong; Lisa D Duncan
Journal:  Diagn Cytopathol       Date:  2006-03       Impact factor: 1.582

4.  Pustular folliculitis associated with Demodex folliculorum.

Authors:  S M Purcell; T J Hayes; S L Dixon
Journal:  J Am Acad Dermatol       Date:  1986-11       Impact factor: 11.527

  4 in total

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