Correlation between demodex folliculorum and acne vulgaris among acne patients in Beni-Sueif governorate, Egypt

الملخص EN

Acne is one of the common skin disorders, with multifactorial chronic inflammatory disease of pilosebaceous units.

demodex folliculorum is an obligate parasite of pilosebaceous units, infested healthy individuals.

the study detected d.

folliculorum mites in acne patients and discussed its role in acne.

the study was conducted on 500 acne patients attending outpatient clinic of Dermatology department, university hospitals.

superficial skin surface sampling or sometimes skin scrapings were taken from patients (290 females & 210 males).

they were children 244 (48.4%), adolescent 206 (41%) and elder 50 (10%), with ages ranged from 13 to 35 years (18.36 ± 3.9), rural residents (323), and (177) urban ones.

mites in acne patients were detected in 8 / 500 (1.6%), significantly more detected among adolescents and cases with severe clinical disease (p = 0.027 & 0.001 respectively).

d.

folliculorum in acne patients didn't show significance difference as to sex, residence or treatment history (p > 0.05).