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- Title
Successful Treatment of Angiolymphoid Hyperplasia with Eosinophilia Associated with Scalp Demodicosis Using Cryotherapy and Topical Metronidazole.
- Authors
Al Kharusi, Salma T.; Al Lamki, Aya A.; Al Rajaibi, Raqiya M.; Al Ajmi, Zakiya I.
- Abstract
Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia (ALHE) is a rare, benign, vasoproliferative tumour. We report a 25-year-old female patient who reported in 2021 to a dermatology clinic in Rustaq, Oman, with multiple, grouped, erythematous dome-shaped papules and nodules of 6 months duration on the left temporo-occipital region. Biopsy findings were consistent with a diagnosis of ALHE with evidence of Demodex mite infestation in the sebaceous ducts. The patient demonstrated significant improvement following 7 weeks of treatment with multiple cryotherapy sessions and topical application of metronidazole gel. This case suggests that scalp demodicosis may represent a novel trigger for the development of ALHE.
- Subjects
OMAN; TREATMENT effectiveness; EOSINOPHILIA; TOPICAL drug administration; METRONIDAZOLE; HYPERPLASIA; SCABIES
- Publication
Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 2024, Vol 24, Issue 3, p405
- ISSN
2075-051X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.18295/SQUMJ.12.2023.090