Abeer Al-kafri - Mohammad Taher Ismail

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Journal of Laboratory Diagnosis, Volume 5, Issue 6, Muḥarram 1431 - January 2010

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Demodex is an acarina parasite that belongs to the family of Trombidiformes. It is worm-like, with a length of 100-400 micron. There are many kinds of Demodex that affect animals, and just two types infect humans and they are: Demodex folliculorum and Demodex brives. This mite, living in the hair follicle, in sebaceous gland of human, on the face, nose, neck and lids. It completes the whole lifecycle, which is approximately 15 days in hair follicle, and it spreads via direct contact.

Many researches have shown that Demodex is involved in many kinds of dermatitis especially acne rosacea and a lot of cases have been diagnosed in our country and were published in scientific journals. Recently, It has been reported that Demodex mites play an active role in the pathogenesis of Blepharitis. It has been suggested that this parasite causes acne, pityriasis folliculorum, papullo-pustular rosacea, granulomatous rosacea, inflammatory papule, and folliculitis. This study is about the case of a twenty-year-old female, explained of a huge dropping of her eyelashes, thick squamous in the base of eyelashes and oedema in the edge of the lids.

The case was treated with metronidazole ointment and it is recovered within two months. 

Abstract

http://scla.org.sy/magazine/issues/5_6/314.html

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