Evaluation of Demodex mite in chronic urticaria
1 Department of Dermatology, Izmir Katip Çelebi University, Medical Faculty, Atatürk Research and Education Hospital, Izmir, Türkiye.
2 Department of Allergy Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, Katip Çelebi University, İzmir, Türkiye.
Research Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2024, 22(01), 866–869
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2024.22.1.1178
Publication history:
Received on 07 March 2024; revised on 14 April 2024; accepted on 16 April 2024
Abstract:
Objective: Determining the possible role of Demodex mites in patients with chronic urticaria
Methods: Demodex screening results in 49 patients with chronic urticaria were evaluated retrospectively.
Results: The mean number of Demodex mites per 1 cm2 measured with standardized skin-surface biopsy (SSSB) was 0.89 which was at a similar level as control groups in the literature.
Conclusion: Demodex mites seemed not to play a role in patients with chronic urticaria who had no facial eruptions. Patients with skin eruptions with the possible contribution of Demodex as rosacea could be investigated for chronic urticaria in other studies.
Keywords:
Demodex; Mites; Acarina; Chronic urticaria; Standardized skin-surface biopsy
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