Ivermectin-responsive Demodex infestation during human immunodeficiency virus infection. A case report and literature review.
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We report the case of a 56-year-old HIV-seropositive man who presented a facial Demodex infection developed 2 months after initiation of highly active antiretroviral therapy. The Demodex infection was confirmed by scrapings and histopathologic examination and by the dramatic response to antiparasitic treatment with oral ivermectin associated with 5% permethrin cream.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Dermatology
دوره 205 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2002