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AAP Grand Rounds 15:33-34 (2006)
© 2006 American Academy of Pediatrics

DERMATOLOGY

Demodex Folliculitis in Children with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Source: Herron MD, O’Reilly MA, Vanderhooft SL. Refractory Demodex folliculitis in five children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Pediatr Dermatol. 2005;22:407–411.[Medline]

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Children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) are susceptible to proliferation of Demodex mites, resulting in facial papules and pustules (Demodex folliculitis). Investigators from the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, report cases of refractory Demodex folliculitis in 5 children receiving maintenance chemotherapy for ALL. All patients failed topical treatment with permethrin 5% cream. Four of 5 showed partial improvement with topical metronidozole . . . [Full Text of this Article]

James G. H. Dinulos, MD, FAAP
Dermatology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH

 





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