Infestation in Patients with Rosacea.

Turkiye Parazitol Derg

Malatya Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Mikrobiyoloji Kliniği, Malatya, Türkiye

Published: December 2019

Objective: Although the etiology of rosacea is not known exactly, it is thought as a multifactorial disease. spp. are asymptomatic saprophytic ectoparasites living in hair follicles and sebaceous glands. The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency of spp. in patients with rosacea and compare with the control group by using superficial skin biopsy method.

Methods: Seventy seven patients with rosacea and 31 control patients were included in the study. In patients, for the determination of density of spp., non-invasive standard superficial skin biopsy method was applied. Detection of ≥5/cm spp. was considered positive.

Results: The mean age of the patients was 44.5±14.6 years and the mean age of the control group was 48.2±14.9 years. Of the patients, 55.1% had erythema-telangiectatic type, 43.5% had papulopustular type, and 3.9% had fimatous type lesions. infestation was positive in 33.8% of the patients with rosacea and this rate was 9.7% in the control group. Difference was statistically significant. There was no significant difference in spp. positivity in terms of gender in patients with rosacea.

Conclusion: The importance of infestation in patients with rosacea has been increasing in recent years. Considering some studies conducted in our country, we think that the investigation of spp. in patients who are considered to have rosacea will be beneficial in the terms of early diagnosis and treatment.

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