Demodex and rosacea revisited
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Frank C. Powell; R. Foley; Ellen M. Moran
- Source
- Clinics in Dermatology. 35:195-200
- Subject
- 0301 basic medicine
medicine.medical_specialty
Human skin
Dermatology
Disease
Biology
030207 dermatology & venereal diseases
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Ivermectin
Immune system
parasitic diseases
medicine
Animals
Humans
Microbiome
Skin
Mites
Antiparasitic Agents
integumentary system
medicine.disease
biology.organism_classification
030104 developmental biology
Rosacea
Immunology
Demodex mites
Demodex
medicine.drug
- Language
- ISSN
- 0738-081X
Demodex mites are part of the vast microbiome living on and within human skin. The interaction of the various microorganisms with the skin plays a key role in the maintenance of homeostasis. The precise role and function of Demodex mites within normal and diseased human skin remains elusive. The emergence of ivermectin as a key therapy for rosacea has refocused interest in the role of Demodex mites in the pathogenesis of this skin disease and the ability of Demodex to modulate the host immune system.