Demodex folliculitis.

摘要

A 20-year-old woman presents to the office for a refill of her birth control prescription. She had no gynecological complaints and was generally in good health. Her only issue was the presence of multiple pustules over her mid-forehead that appeared acutely, and she was otherwise asymptomatic except for their presence and persistence. The patient had been treated with topical acne medications including a benzoyl peroxide wash, clindamycin gel topical 1%, and tretinoin cream 0.05% by her primary care physician with no success. On examination, the patient had multiple diffuse erythematous pustules primarily over her mid-forehead (Fig. 1). A dermatology consult was ordered.