Demodex is a type of permanent obligatory parasite, which can be found on the human body surface. Currently, drugs targeting Demodex usually result in adverse effects and have a poor therapeutic effect. Thus, the aim of the present study was to investigate the use of Chinese crude medicine volatile oils for targeting and inhibiting Demodex in vitro. The volatile oils of six Chinese crude medici...

units. D. folliculorum ingests skin cells and sebum, whereas brevis burrows deeper into the sebaceous glands ducts, feeding on gland cells. They may even provide a mutualistic host advantage by bacteria or other organisms in follicular canal to keep dermal bio-balance check. Demodicosis is umbrella term for all disorders related Demodex mites. It still unclear whether underlying cause result of...

PURPOSE To report the corneal manifestations in eyes with Demodex infestation of the eyelids. DESIGN Noncomparative, interventional case series. METHODS This retrospective review included six patients with Demodex blepharitis who also exhibited corneal abnormalities, which led to suspicion of limbal stem cell deficiency in three cases. All patients received weekly lid scrubs with 50% tea tr...

BACKGROUND Infestation by Demodex spp. in the palpebral edge follicles in humans is common. However, these mites are not routinely diagnosed in patients with or without ocular pathologies in Chile and their relevance is unclear. One of the eye diseases most related to infestation by Demodex spp. is blepharitis, a chronic inflammation of the eyelid margin with intermittent exacerbations, which i...

Demodex folliculorum and brevis are commensal mites that live in low densities human pilosebaceous follicles as part of the normal adult microbiota, but give rise to demodicosis and, possibly, rosacea, when they proliferate excessively. This proliferation is favored by various factors, including age, marked immunosuppression, sebaceous gland hyperplasia, hypervascularization-related factors. To...

INTRODUCTION Intensive long-term studies of Demodex spp. (D.) and its role in chronic blepharits have been carried out in recent years by scientists from the Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin. It has resulted in numerous publications, spurring a lot of interest worldwide. A few of the papers have been cited in leading American medical journals. In recent years many papers dealing with d...

© 2012 The Authors. doi: 10.2340/00015555-1200 Journal Compilation © 2012 Acta Dermato-Venereologica. ISSN 0001-5555 Demodex mites may play a pathogenic role when present in excessive numbers or when penetrating into the dermis. There are two types of mites. Demodex folliculorum is usually found in the follicular infundibulum, and D. brevis in sebaceous ducts and meibomian glands (1, 2). Pityri...

This study was conducted to determine the prevalence and intensity of D. folliculorum brevis in mentally disabled individuals receiving care support services rehabilitation centers Erzincan province. The included 217 participants who were 7 separate operating provincial center Erzincan. Sample materials taken from cheek, nasolabial chin area each participant by Standard Superficial Skin Biopsy ...