Papular pruritic eruption of Demodex folliculitis in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

Demodicosis: A clinicopathological study

“…1 Our series included a 1-year-old child. Some studies showed that immunocompromised hosts, such as patients with AIDS 14,15 and leukemia, 15,16 are more prone to Demodex infestation. In our study, no patient was immunocompromised.…”

Ocular Demodicosis as a Potential Cause of Pediatric Blepharoconjunctivitis

“…[12][13][14] Furthermore, most pediatric dermatological demodicosis develops when immunity is compromised by administration of steroids, 15 other immunosuppressive agents, 16,17 leukemia, or human immunodeficiency virus. [18][19][20][21][22][23] It is no wonder that most physicians do not consider ocular demodicosis as a cause of blepharoconjunctivitis in healthy pediatric patients.…”

Demodicosis and rosacea: Epidemiology and significance in daily dermatologic practice

“…Isolated cases of demodicosis occurring in children [39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46] and adults [47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54][55][56][57] who are immunosuppressed have recently been reported in the literature, inducing the worldwide idea that demodicoses are rare 18,29 and occur mainly (or only) in patients with immunosuppression. 56 However, we believe that demodicoses occur frequently beyond the general population in good health, and that they both parasitically and clinically cure with acaricidal treatment.…”