Pyemotes ventricosus dermatitis, southeastern France.

We investigated 42 patients who had unusual pruritic dermatitis associated with a specific clinical sign (comet sign) in 23 houses in southeastern France from May through September 2007. Pyemotes ventricosus, a parasite of the furniture beetle Anobium punctatum, was the cause of this condition.

The new 940-nanometer diode laser: an effective treatment for leg venulectasia.

Background: The 940-nm diode laser has been shown to be an effective treatment for leg veins.

Objective: We sought to evaluate the effectiveness of the 940-nm diode laser on leg veins, depending on the size and morphologic aspect of the treated vessels.

Methods: A total of 60 patients (mean age: 44.