[Demodex folliculorum and Demodex brevis (Acarida) as the factors of chronic marginal blepharitis].
Group 568 patients with chronic marginal blepharitis was investigated for the presence of Demodex folliculorum and D. brevis on palpebral margins. The parasites were found in 387 cases (68% examined population). D. folliculorum--258 (67%) and D. brevis--129 (33%).
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Katedra i Zakład Biologii Pomorskiej AM, Szczecin.
D000818:Animals; D001762:Blepharitis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D015822:Eye Infections, Parasitic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D005143:Eyelids / Q000469:parasitology*; D006801:Humans; D008924:Mite Infestations / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D008925:Mites / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D011044:Poland; D014505:Urban Population
Demodex folliculorum oraz Demodex brevis (Acarida) jako czynniki przewlekłego zapalenia brzegów powiek.