title: [Some aspects of the skin infestation by Demodex folliculorum].
abstract: The importance of demodicids (Demodex folliculorum and D. brevis) infestation and their effect on skin lesions has been described based on literature data and our own clinical and parasitological investigations. Hair follicle mites have been detected in 45% of patients with rosacea, 27% of patients with perioral dermatitis, 28% of patients suffering from seborrhoeic dermatitis and in 3 out of 7 patients with chronic blepharitis. Clinical picture of demodecosis included erythemato-papulous and pustulous (rosacea-like) skin lesions together with erythemato-desquamative changes of the face.
authors.affiliation: Katedra i Klinika Dermatologii Akademii Medycznej im. Karola Marcinkowskiego, ul. Przybyszewskiego 49, 60-355 Poznań.
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Raszeja-Kotelba
authors.forename: Dorota
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jenerowicz
authors.forename: Joanna N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Izdebska
authors.forename: Monika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bowszyc-Dmochowska
authors.forename: Małgorzata
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tomczak
authors.forename: Magdalena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dembińska
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D001762:Blepharitis / Q000469:parasitology*; D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease; D012628:Dermatitis, Seborrheic / Q000469:parasitology*; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D018859:Hair Follicle / Q000469:parasitology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008924:Mite Infestations / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012393:Rosacea / Q000469:parasitology*