September 2025 in “Meditsinskiy sovet = Medical Council” This review provides current insights into the role of Demodex mites in acne and rosacea, detailing their involvement in sebaceous gland diseases due to their potential to cause inflammation and disrupt skin microbial balance, while suggesting methods to correct mite overgrowth.
March 2022 in “Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences. E, Medical Entomology and Parasitology” This review examines the potential pathogenicity of Demodex mites in skin disorders, considering systemic factors like immunological imbalance and microbiome changes, but reports no new clinical findings.
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March 1976 in “British Journal of Dermatology” This study observed no correlation between Demodex species and skin condition among Aborigines, though D. brevis was associated with sebaceous gland degeneration in one case.
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October 2022 in “International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health” This study found that Type 2 Diabetes was associated with a higher likelihood of Demodex folliculorum infestation in patients at a hospital in Peru.
May 2022 in “Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology” This study found that Demodex folliculorum mites were detected in 1.6% of acne patients, with a higher prevalence in adolescents and those with severe acne.