What is Demodex?
Demodex is caused by Demodex mites (demodicidae), which are found in sebaceous glands and hair follicles. Demodicidae are colorless, covered with small hairs, and a body size around 0.15-0.48 mm. When the demodex mite reproduces, your skin becomes ill and irritations arise. The skin becomes inflamed, tuberous, and acquires a faintly gray tone. You get rashes, whelks, acne, and sores, accompanied by and irritating sensation of crawling, and itchiness in the areas of infestation. Antiparasitic treatment will eliminate these sensations quickly, confirming the leading role of the demodex mite in various diseases, and refuting the opinion of some dermatologists, who deny its influence on various skin pathologies.
