Open AccessBlepharitis Caused by <i>Demodex</i>
Author(s) -
Mehtap Demirkazık,
İsmail Soner Koltaş
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
türkiye parazitoloji dergisi/türkiye parazitoloji dergisi
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.207
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 2146-3077
pISSN - 1300-6320
DOI - 10.4274/tpd.galenos.2019.6476
Subject(s) - demodex folliculorum , demodex , blepharitis , dermatology , medicine , eyelash , incidence (geometry) , mite , biology , botany , genetics , physics , optics
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. The aim of this study was to determine the age and sex distribution of Demodex infestation in patients with blepharitis.