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Pediatr Dermatol
; 34(6): e299-e301, 2017 Nov.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-28940244
ABSTRACT
Demodex mites are commensal organisms rarely found in healthy children. Human demodicosis can be classified as a primary or a secondary form. The secondary form in children usually affects severely immunodepressed children. To our knowledge, this is the first report of human demodicosis associated with Langerhans cell histiocytosis. These cases show that this skin disorder can occur months after completing chemotherapy, without recurrence of the systemic disease.
Subject(s)
Anti-Infective Agents/therapeutic use , Antineoplastic Agents/adverse effects , Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell/complications , Metronidazole/therapeutic use , Mite Infestations/diagnosis , Animals , Antineoplastic Agents/therapeutic use , Child, Preschool , Female , Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell/drug therapy , Humans , Immunocompromised Host , Infant , Male , Mite Infestations/drug therapy , Mite Infestations/etiology , Mites
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