Molecular diagnosis of the Demodex folliculorum parasite by 18SrRNA gene in Iraq

Demodex Folliculorum in Man

Demodex folliculorum, commonly known as the follicle mite is a parasite of man in all parts of the globe. It was discovered independently by He:Qle (1841) and Berger (1845). Simon (1842) described it as Acarus folliculorum. Owen (1843) reevaluated the genus as Demodex. According to Akbulatova (1963) there are two subspecies namely Demodex folliculorum longus and Demodex folliculorum brevis, syn...

Molecular Population Genetics of Demodex folliculorum

The follicle mite, Demodex folliculorum, lives in the follicles and sebaceous glands of human skin. In fact, D. folliculorum is one of the most common permanent ectoparasites of humans. Despite their prevalence in the human population, little is actually known about these mites. The Palopoli lab has begun to study variation in the mitochondrial genome of D. folliculorum. Last semester, in the p...

Demodex folliculorum: a parasite infection mimicking skin cancer.

incidence of facial nerve palsy is relatively high following parotid surgery, with the rates of transient and permanent palsy being reported as high as 65% and 7% respectively. The initial branching arrangement we have shown may have implications for parotid surgery as the surgeon would need to be aware of the presence of six early branches. In particular, vigilance of the location of Branch I,...

Variant of Demodex folliculorum infesting the eyelids.

The mite Demodexfolliculorum, which is currently evoking interest amongst ophthalmologists throughout the world, has been thoroughly described in detail by Coston (i967), Smith and McCulloch (I969), and English (I969). Mites and ticks, in contradistinction to the other arachnids have fused segments, giving a characteristic morphological appearance. Accordingly, the adult type of Demodex follicu...

Demodex folliculorum and oedema of the eyelash.