KROK 1 2011 – Question 196 · KROK (Medicine) · Biology
A patient presents with acne and inflammatory alterations of facial skin. Microscopial investigation of lesion foci has revealed live arthropods sized 0,2–0,5 mm. They have prolate vermiform form and four pairs of thin short limbs located in the middle part of the body. The revealed arthropods cause:
- A. Dermamyiasis
- B. Scabies
- C. Phthiriasis
- D. Demodicosis
- E. Pediculosis
Hint
Use the number of leg pairs and the minute worm-like body to decide whether this is a mite or an insect, then match the habitat in facial skin.
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