A Collective Outbreak of Bovine Demodicosis

Ocular demodicosis as a potential cause of pediatric blepharoconjunctivitis.

PURPOSE To report Demodex infestation in pediatric blepharoconjunctivitis. METHODS A retrospective review of 12 patients, with ages from 2.5-11 years, with chronic blepharoconjunctivitis who failed to respond to conventional treatments. Demodex was detected by lash sampling and microscopic examination. Patients were treated with 50% tea tree oil (TTO) eyelid scrubs or 5% TTO ointment eyelid m...

Association of rosacea with demodicosis.

BACKGROUND There are controversial reports about the role of Demodex mites in pathogenesis of acne rosacea. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between the presence and number of Demodex mites and the pathogenesis of rosacea. METHODS In this case-control study, the prevalence of Demodex mites was studied in facial biopsy of 75 patients with acne rosacea as case group, and in...

Immunology and pathogenesis of canine demodicosis.

Demodex mites colonized the hair follicles and sebaceous glands of mammals millions of years ago and have remained relatively unchanged in this protected ecologic niche since then. The host immune system detects and tolerates their presence. Toll-like receptor-2 of keratinocytes has been demonstrated to recognize mite chitin and to elicit an innate immune response. The subsequent acquired immun...

Practical and update management of canine demodicosis

Canine demodicosis is a common parasitic skin disease in dogs. It can be classified into 2 types based on distribution of lesion; localized and generalized demodicosis. Localized demodicois was reported to be usually spontaneous remission, therefore, no treatment is needed. Generalized demodicosis, on the other hand, cannot heal spontaneously so miticidal therapy should be prescribed. However, ...

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