Demodex mite (anterior part) surrounded by epithelial scales, native skin scraping preparation, treated with 40% alkali, low (x10) and high (x40) magnification. Demodex mites (in humans, these are D. folliculorum and D. brevis species) are small mites that inhabit sebaceous glands and around hair follicles. They are found in almost every person, most often harmless, but when they multiply excessively, they can cause the disease demodicosis. It is registered in individuals of all ages with weakened immunity, impaired metabolism, as well as in children with chronic gastrointestinal and lung diseases. The goal of demodicosis diagnosis is to detect the mite and/or its eggs on the eyelashes and in skin scrapings. Most often, Demodex mites are localized on the facial skin, eyelashes, and in the external ear area; the chest and back are affected significantly less often.
🙏 The material was kindly provided by medical laboratory technician Yelisey Zhigulyov, Ulyanovsk, Skin and Venereal Disease Dispensary
