Demodicosis: revisión de la literatura / Demodicosis: review of the literature
Rev. chil. dermatol
;
32(1): 27-32, 2016.
Article
in Spanish
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| ID: biblio-911634
RESUMEN
La demodicosis es una patología cutánea crónica caracterizada por lesiones eritemato-maculares pruriginosas, cuyo agente causal son ácaros foliculares del género Demodex. Presenta un abanico amplio y polimorfo de manifestaciones clínicas, donde la sospecha clínica se presentará frente a una erupción facial crónica persistente o recurrente, resistente a terapia convencional y de distribución asimétrica. El diagnóstico definitivo es difícil, y requiere un cuadro clínico compatible y la presencia de alta densidad de Demodex. El siguiente documento hace una revisión de conceptos con respecto a la patogenia, clínica, diagnóstico y tratamiento de esta entidad.
ABSTRACT
Demodicosis is a chronic skin condition characterized by itchy erythematous macular lesions whose causal agents are gender follicular Demodex mites. This entity presents a wide and polymorphous range of clinical manifestations, in which clinical suspicion appears in case of persistent or recurrent chronic facial rash, resistant to conventional therapy and with an asymmetric distribution. The definitive diagnosis is hard to reach, and requires a compatible clinical picture and a high density of Demodex. The following document is a review of concepts regarding pathogenesis, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of this disease.
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Main subject:
Skin Diseases, Parasitic
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Erythema
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Mite Infestations
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. chil. dermatol
Journal subject:
Dermatology
Year:
2016
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Chile
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital del Salvador/CL
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Universidad de Chile/CL
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