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Atlas of dermatopathology
Josef Feit, Hana Jedličková, Günter Burg, Luděk Matyska, Spasoje Radovanovic et al.
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+ Introduction
+ Literature
+ Support
+ Skin biopsy
+ Non-tumorous skin diseases
+ Skin tumors
+ Cysts of the skin and subcutis
+ Soft tissue lesions
+ Some lesions of the oral cavity
+ Dermatovenerology
+ Collection of histological slides by prof. Günter Burg
+ Collection of histological slides by prof. Werner Kempf
+ Collection of histological slides of dr. Ram Chandra Adhikari
Demodicosis
Introduction

Pathogenic role of the mite Demodex folliculorum is doubted, some patients with massive infestation may benefit from antiparasitic therapy. (See 1, 2, 3 too).

Clinical signs
  • mite colonizing the skin of up to 100% adults
  • spread: by contact
  • rosacea: Demodex can aggravate the symptoms
  • Demodicosis, Demodecidosis: esp. in women; face (papules, pustules, squames)
Histology

Follicular ostia are dilated, contain keratin and parazites individually or in groups. Size: D. folliculorum 1.4 mm, D. brevis is slightly smaller.