rss Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 Related Articles Granulomatous rosacea-like demodicidosis. Dermatol Online J. 2007;13(4):9 Authors: Lee JY, Hsu CK Demodicidosis may present as pityriasis folliculitis, papulopustular lesions, rosacea-like eruptions, and granulomatous rosacea-like eruptions. We report a case of demodex granuloma presenting with recurrent granulomatous rosacea-like papules on the face in a middle-aged woman. The diagnosis of demodicidosis was made by finding extrafollicular mites in the perifollicular inflammatory infiltrate. The papules resolved after 3 weeks of systemic and topical metronidazole, and low-dose oral prednisolone therapy. In summary, demodex granuloma may be mistaken for granulomatous rosacea-like papules. Correct diagnosis can be facilitated by finding extrafollicular demodex mites in skin biopsy specimens. PMID: 18319006 [PubMed - in process] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.f...p;dopt=Abstract = URL to article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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