The ability of smartphone technology to document static microscopy images has been well documented and is gaining widespread use in ophthalmology, where slit-lamp biomicroscopy is frequently utilized. However, little has been described regarding the use of smartphone technology to relay video of tissue microscopy results to patients, particularly when a tissue sample integrates motility of orga...

Introduction. Rosacea is a chronic disease characterized by (depending on the subtype) facial prolonged erythema, sometimes pustules or nodules. Rosacea affects all ages and sex with four subtypes. Pathophysiology aims to many different trigger factors like sun exposure, emotional stress or changed intestinal flora. Studies about Demodex mites according to different authors revealed that they m...

Demodex folliculorum is an obligate parasite and commonly detected in patients with immune system deprivation. This study is planned to document the Demodex folliculorum prevalence among patients with Behçet's disease (BD). The patients who referred to the ophthalmology clinic were included in the study. Fourty patients with BD and 131 patients with refractive errors without any ocular and syst...

The hair follicle mites (Acari, Demodecidae) are obligatory and specific parasites of mammals, important in human and veterinary medicine. The family is represented by more than 100 species worldwide and 30 in Poland, therein 11 species (and 3 subspecies) were discovered from 10 species of native rodents. Fifty two striped field mice Apodemus agrarius from eastern Pomerania (Poland) were examin...

Introduction Otitis is a frequent problem in dogs – in many cases we deal with a recurrent problem. Looking at the etiology we have to take into account bacterial infections, yeasts (Malassezia spp.), parasites (Otodectes cynotis as well as Demodex species) and foreign bodies. Less often we deal with neoplasia, allergies (especially food intolerance), autoimmune diseases or endocrinopathies tha...

Background: Canine demodicosis is an inflammatory parasitic skin disease associated with the presence of excessive numbers of Demodex mites. The pathogenesis involving demodicosis is not completely recognized. It is suggested that demodicosis occurs because of the inability of the host to regulate mite intensity, rather than from an elevation of the mite virulence. The acute phase response is a...

background: demodex is a genus of mites living predominantly in mammalian pilosebaceous units. they are commonly detected in the skin of face, with increasing numbers in inflammatory lesions. causation between demodex mites and inflammatory diseases, such as rosacea, blepharitis, perioral and seborrhoeic dermatitis or chalazion, is controversially discussed. clinical observations indicate a pri...

For several years, photodynamic therapy (PDT) has been a treatment option for skin conditions such as nonmelanoma skin cancer. Recently, this technique has been studied for skin infections, particularly those in which biofilms have formed. The antibacterial, immunoregulatory, and regenerative effect of PDT may enable healing of antibioticresistant infections and infections at sites with limited...

eyelids (40×, 100×) was negative. The condition disappeared and the patient remained stable during the past 6 months. Treatment of blepharitis associated to Demodex must target the elimination thereof by daily palpebral cleaning (sterile towels, soaps) as well as local lubricants. Cleaning crusty formations from palpebral edges utilizing topical ether has been applied with excellent results.3 R...