A 10-year-old male Shih Tzu dog named Renbow is experiencing skin problems with signs of itching. Clinical examination showed alopecia, erythema, thickening the and oily skin. On face to left side neck, was injured due scratching a high enough intensity swelling under filled fluid. deep scraping on found mite Demodex sp. amounted 3-8 per one field view cytology fungus Malassezia spores. Hematol...

Canine mange is a skin disease caused by mites that causes itching, alopecia, crusted lesions, and erythema. Studies on canine have been carried out in various countries, but Nigeria, there dearth of studies regarding the prevalence dogs with lesions/conditions. The present study was aimed at determining cases presented lesions/conditions Veterinary Teaching Hospital, University Ibadan, between...

Demodicosis is an infestation of the skin with Demodex, an ectoparasite commonly found on the face. A cross-sectional study was conducted to detect the presence of the ectoparasite and the outcome of facial cleanser and moisturizer usage on its infestation. Universal sampling was performed among 390 medical students, age 20-25 years old in the Klang Valley of Malaysia. The biodata of the partic...

Introduction Two human-specific Demodex species have been described: Demodex folliculorum and Demodex brevis. A medical condition caused by the presence of Demodex is called demodicosis. Material and methods The study material comprised eyelashes collected from 1499 patients. Results Demodex sp. infection was revealed in 47% of patients (487 women and 216 men). We determined the following r...

Demodex mites may be a potential etiological factor in the development of various eye and skin disorders. The aim of the study was to investigate the presence of Demodex in the hair follicles of eyelashes and their potential influence on abandoning soft contact lenses which had been previously well tolerated by their users. A group of 62 users of contact lenses (28 with emerging discomfort and ...

BACKGROUND Demodicosis is one of the most prevalent skin diseases resulting from infestation by Demodex mites. This parasite usually inhabits in follicular infundibulum or sebaceous duct and transmits through close contact with an infested host. METHODS This study was carried from September 2014 to January 2016 at Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. DNA extraction and amplifi...