rss Posted March 7, 2015 Report Share Posted March 7, 2015 [Primary human demodicosis : A disease sui generis.] Hautarzt. 2015 Mar 6; Authors: Hsu CK, Zink A, Wei KJ, Dzika E, Plewig G, Chen W Abstract Human Demodex mites (Demodex folliculorum and Demodex brevis) are unique in that they are an obligate human ectoparasite that can inhabit the pilosebaceous unit lifelong without causing obvious host immune response in most cases. The mode of symbiosis between humans and human Demodex mites is unclear, while the pathogenicity of human Demodex mites in many inflammatory skin diseases is now better understood. Primary human demodicosis is a skin disease sui generis not associated with local or systemic immunosuppression. Diagnosis is often underestimated and differentiation from folliculitis, papulopustular rosacea and perioral dermatitis is not always straightforward. Dependent on the morphology and degree of inflammation, the clinical manifestations can be classified into spinulate, papulopustular, nodulocystic, crustic and fulminant demodicosis. Therapy success can be achieved only with acaricides/arachidicides. The effective doses, optimal regimen and antimicrobial resistance remain to be determined.PMID: 25744530 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25744530?dopt=Abstract = URL to article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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