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2015, Cilt 45, Sayı 3, Sayfa(lar) 149-152
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Demodex folliculorum Infestation in a Patient with Hodgkin's Lymphoma: A Case Report
Serkan BAŞTEMİR1, Aylin TÜREL ERMERTCAN2, Nalan NEŞE3, İsmet AYDOĞDU4, Kor YERELİ1, Ahmet ÖZBİLGİN1
1Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Tıbbi Parazitoloji Anabilim Dalı, Manisa
2Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Dermatoloji Anabilim Dalı, Manisa
3Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Tıbbi Patoloji Anabilim Dalı, Manisa
4Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, İç Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Manisa
Keywords: Demodex folliculorum, Demodicosis, Hodgkin lymphoma

A 49 year-old female patient diagnosed as Hodgkin's Lymphomanearly a year ago was referred from Dermatology Department to the Medical Parasitology Laboratory for unhealing acne lesions on her face. It was learnt that her complaint occurred six months after the start of chemotherapy for Hodgkin's lymphoma. Her dermatological examination revealed erythematous papules and pustules on her cheeks and forehead. In order to examine for Demodex spp., samples from facial localization were collected by standardized skin surface biopsy known as a non-invasive method and cellophane band methods and examined under light microscopy. Presence of six Demodex folliculorum per cm2 was detected in the lesion sites and was reported. According to the clinical and parasitological findings the patient was diagnosed as acne rosacea.

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