Human Permanent Ectoparasites; Recent Advances on Biology and Clinical Significance of Mites: Narrative Review Article.

Background: is a genus of mites living predominantly in mammalian pilosebaceous units. They are commonly detected in the skin of face, with increasing numbers in inflammatory lesions. Causation between mites and inflammatory diseases, such as rosacea, blepharitis, perioral and seborrhoeic dermatitis or chalazion, is controversially discussed.