Treatment options of human demodicosis
Background: Human demodicosis is a parasitic disease caused by two species of mites, Demodex folliculorum and Demodex brevis. Cutaneous and ocular demodicosis most often occurs in a situation of impaired immune response, where the attacked organism is weakened, has reduced immunity or metabolic dis...
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Background: Human demodicosis is a parasitic disease caused by two species of mites, Demodex folliculorum and Demodex brevis. Cutaneous and ocular demodicosis most often occurs in a situation of impaired immune response, where the attacked organism is weakened, has reduced immunity or metabolic disorders. The treatment of demodicosis can last up to several months and requires a lot of patience and regularity from the patient.
Objective: The aim of this paper is to review the therapeutic options used in the treatment of the ocular and cutaneous human demodicosis.
Materials and methods: This review was based on available data collected in the PubMed and Google Scholar databases, using the keywords: ‘Demodex brevis’, ‘Demodex folliculorum’, ‘Demodex mite’, ‘human demodicosis treatment’.
Conclusions: Treatment of demodicosis based on the use of a single medicament has the lowest efficiency and effectiveness. In contrast, a combination therapies, in which oral and local applied medication are taken together or several types of local medication are combined have the best effect.
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| spelling | doaj-art-75923278be80473384ecdc614869f8872025-01-03T08:16:26ZengKazimierz Wielki UniversityJournal of Education, Health and Sport2391-83062024-12-017610.12775/JEHS.2024.76.56556Treatment options of human demodicosisOlga Pawełczyk0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0091-6425Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Sosnowiec, Medical University of Silesia, 40-055 Katowice, Poland Background: Human demodicosis is a parasitic disease caused by two species of mites, Demodex folliculorum and Demodex brevis. Cutaneous and ocular demodicosis most often occurs in a situation of impaired immune response, where the attacked organism is weakened, has reduced immunity or metabolic disorders. The treatment of demodicosis can last up to several months and requires a lot of patience and regularity from the patient. Objective: The aim of this paper is to review the therapeutic options used in the treatment of the ocular and cutaneous human demodicosis. Materials and methods: This review was based on available data collected in the PubMed and Google Scholar databases, using the keywords: ‘Demodex brevis’, ‘Demodex folliculorum’, ‘Demodex mite’, ‘human demodicosis treatment’. Conclusions: Treatment of demodicosis based on the use of a single medicament has the lowest efficiency and effectiveness. In contrast, a combination therapies, in which oral and local applied medication are taken together or several types of local medication are combined have the best effect. https://apcz.umk.pl/JEHS/article/view/56556Demodex brevisDemodex folliculorumDemodex mitehuman demodicosis treatment |
| spellingShingle | Olga Pawełczyk Treatment options of human demodicosis Journal of Education, Health and Sport Demodex brevis Demodex folliculorum Demodex mite human demodicosis treatment |
| title | Treatment options of human demodicosis |
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| title_short | Treatment options of human demodicosis |
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| topic | Demodex brevis Demodex folliculorum Demodex mite human demodicosis treatment |
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