Is Demodex really non-pathogenic?

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 171-173

  Pena, Gil Patrus ^a,c   Andrade Filho, José De Souza ^b  

^a Lab Distrital Centro Sul   (Brazil)

^b Faculdade de Ciencias Medicas de MG   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Demodex; Host parasite relationship; Skin diseases

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEEK; FEMALE; GIANT CELL GRANULOMA; HUMAN; MITE; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; ROSACEA; SKIN DISEASE;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CHEEK; FACIAL DERMATOSES; FEMALE; GRANULOMA, GIANT CELL; HUMANS; MITES; ROSACEA;

EID: 0034180759     PISSN: 00364665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0036-46652000000300012     Document Type: Article

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