Neutrophilic Sebaceous Adenitis With Intralobular Demodex Mites: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. (April 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Liaqat, Maryam; Wilson, Lindsay H.; Wada, David; Florell, Scott R.; Bowen, Anneli R.
• Is Part Of: American journal of dermatopathology. Volume 37:Number 4(2015)
• Publication Date: 2015-04
• Subjects: Demodex -- neutrophilic sebaceous adenitis -- pathology; Skin -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Histology, Pathological -- Periodicals; 616.50705
• DOI: 10.1097/DAD.0000000000000099
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0193-1091

Abstract

Abstract : Abstract: A 61-year-old white man presented with a 1-week history of an asymptomatic erythematous, annular plaque with minimal scale limited to the nasal bridge. Histological examination showed a mixed infiltrate of lymphocytes and neutrophils within sebaceous glands. The clinical and histopathological presentation was consistent with a diagnosis of neutrophilic sebaceous adenitis. Several Demodex brevis mites were present deep within the affected sebaceous lobules. Demodex brevis mites are uncommon inhabitants of sebaceous glands of the nose, presenting more commonly on other body sites. The cause of neutrophilic sebaceous adenitis is unknown, but the presence of D. brevis in affected sebaceous glands in this case suggests a possible association.