Human Permanent Ectoparasites; Recent Advances on Biology and Clinical Significance of Demodex Mites: Narrative Review Article

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 sebor...

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Main Authors: Dorota LITWIN, WenChieh CHEN, Ewa DZIKA, Joanna KORYCIŃSKA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2017-02-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Parasitology
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Online Access:https://ijpa.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijpa/article/view/1512