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Demodicosis in two patients with a previous history of Langerhans cell histiocytosis
Author(s) -
ÁlvarezSalafranca Marcial,
Vicente Asunción,
Prat Torres Carolina,
Combalia Andrea,
Monsonís Manuel,
CelisPassini Veronica Paola,
GonzálezEnseñat María Antonia
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/pde.13286
Subject(s) - demodicosis , langerhans cell histiocytosis , medicine , histiocytosis , dermatology , demodex , langerhans cell , disease , pathology , immunology , immune system , biology , mite , botany
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.