Thursday 13 December 2007

Living in harmony

I mentioned before in my very first posting that I chose "For External Use Only" as a compromise anthem of really little meaning to me at the time.

On hindsight, it was indeed a serendipitous beginning, especially so now that I am dabbling into all things cutaneous. Perhaps it is not too late to declare that I am pursuing my (other) dream of practicing dermatology as a specialisation after years of general practice (gentle readers, wish me well).

Which brings us swiftly in close proximity to a particular arthropod that I found disturbing but enormously fascinating. We've all heard of scabies but spare a thought for the humble unassuming demodex, a mite of the Demodicidae family who has been hitching a ride on us probably since time immemorial.

They feed on our dead skin, live in our hair follicles, crawl around at night looking for a mate... WHAT THE %#$@?!!



Definitely puts a different spin to the phrase "Aliens live among us"!

Link here and here.

1 comment:

Shimi Lara said...

That is gross!!! You mean these creatures are keeping me company all these years? Eeeeuuuggghhhh! Love that Russian background music. Give's this exotic ambiance as picture emerge in my brain that Rasputin is just waiting to pounce on em as soon as the music ends. Aaarrrggghhhhh! I see these creatures fascinates you. Creepy!!! Always knew you were a superficial kinda guy.......