Occurrence of Demodex in nose follicles of outpatients attending an otorhinolaryngology clinic.
The occurrence of Demodex in sebum from nasolabial folds was studied in fifty outpatients attending an otorhinolaryngology clinic. Thirty-one male and nineteen female patients aged fifteen to eighty years were examined. Twenty percent (eight men and two women) showed positive findings, demonstrating one to six parasites per specimen. A higher detection rate was found in older patients, and more mite particles were seen in subjects with otitis media. It is suggested that examination of nasolabial folds may serve as a screening test for the possible presence of Demodex in the ears.
Lefler
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Department of Microbiology, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel.
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Merzbach
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Joachims
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008925:Mites / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009666:Nose / Q000469:parasitology*; D010038:Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases; D012629:Sebum / Q000469:parasitology*