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Unilateral demodicidosis of face mimicking Hansens disease
Dermatology Reports, 2016 Demodicosis is a common parasitic infection of the hair follicles and the pilosebaceous unit by the Demodex mites viz. Demodex folliculorum and Demodex brevis. Infection by this parasite is common among immunocompromised and elderly.
Deepak Vashisht +4 more
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Dermatologic Therapy, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.Ultraviolet‐induced fluorescence dermatoscopy (UVFD) is a novel, promising dermatoscopic modality that uses excitation–emission phenomena to visualize endogenous and exogenous fluorophores. By highlighting both visible‐light emission signals and absorption patterns, it provides valuable diagnostic data that complement conventional dermatoscopy ...
Paweł Pietkiewicz +7 more
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Türkiye Parazitoloji Dergisi, 2020 Objective:Demodicosis is a Skin disease in humans caused by Demodex folliculorum (D. folliculorum) and Demodex brevis (D.brevis) mites. Demodex infestation is mostly located in sebaceous and meibomian glands in the hair follicles.
Mehtap Demirkazık +1 more
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Evaluation of CGRP Levels in Patients With Rosacea: A Prospective Case–Control Study
Dermatologic Therapy, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.Introduction Calcitonin gene–related peptide (CGRP) is a vasoactive neuropeptide implicated in the neurovascular dysregulation and neurogenic inflammation involved in rosacea pathogenesis. However, evidence regarding circulating CGRP levels in rosacea remains limited.
Esranur Ünal +6 more
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Treatment options of human demodicosis
Journal of Education, Health and SportBackground: Human demodicosis is a parasitic disease caused by two species of mites, Demodex folliculorum and Demodex brevis. Cutaneous and ocular demodicosis most often occurs in a situation of impaired immune response, where the attacked organism is ...
Olga Pawełczyk
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Influence of demodex mites on life quality of patients with acne and rosacea
JDVI (Journal of General Procedural Dermatology & Venereology Indonesia), 2019 Background: Dermatology life quality index (DLQI) is the objective tool for the evaluation of the impact of dermato-venereological diseases on people's lives. The article assessed DLQI in patients with acne and rosacea, with and without Demodex mites.
Anzhela Kravchenko
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The demodex: the non-incriminated suspect of chronic blepharitis
PAMJ Clinical Medicine, 2020 We report the case of a 55-year-old patient, followed in ophthalmology for recurrent chronic blepharitis for 5 years. The ophthalmological examination found a 20/20 visual acuity in both eyes, conjunctival hyperemia, instability of the tear film with a ...
Aymane Ridallah, Lalla Ouafaa Cherkaoui
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Demodex folliculorum and Demodex brevis (Acarida) as factors of chronic marginal blepharitis [PDF]
, 1991 Group 568 patients with chronic marginal blepharitis was investigated for the presence of Demodex folliculorum and D. brevis on palpebral margins. The parasites were found in 387 cases (68% examinated population). D. folliculorum-258 (67%) and D.
Humiczewska, M.
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The human follicular mites Demodex folliculorum and D. brevis (Acari, Demodicidae) biology and molecular studies [PDF]
, 2020 Demodex mites (Acari) are highly specialised arthropods which infest the hair follicles of most mammals, including humans. Two species have been detected in human skin, Demodex folliculorum Simon, 1842 and D. brevis Akbulatova, 1963.
Alsaeedi, Edhah
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Current status of mites and mite-borne diseases in India
Journal of Vector Borne Diseases, 2023 Mites act as the vectors of zoonotic vector-borne disease scrub typhus caused by the rickettsial pathogen Orientia tsutsugamushi. In India, scrub typhus is transmitted by the mite Leptotrombidium deliense.
R Govindarajan +3 more
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