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    Glossary Demodex mites

    microscopic parasites living in human hair follicles and sebaceous glands

    Demodex mites are microscopic parasites that live in the hair follicles and sebaceous glands of human skin, particularly on the face. There are two main species, Demodex folliculorum and Demodex brevis, which can cause skin conditions like rosacea and demodicosis when they proliferate excessively.

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    1. Ubiquity and Diversity of Human-Associated Demodex Mites PLoS ONE · 2014 · 83 citations
    2. Demodex mites Clinics in dermatology · 2014 · 81 citations
    3. Innate type 2 immunity controls hair follicle commensalism by Demodex mites Immunity · 2022 · 24 citations
    4. Raising awareness of Demodex mites: a neglected cause of skin disease Infection · 2025 · 2 citations
    5. The influence of the demodex mite on the morphological picture of eyelid papilloma Kharkiv National Medical University Repository (Kharkiv National Medical University) · 2024
    6. Controversial issues of hyperinfestation with Demodex mites in rosacea and acne Meditsinskiy sovet = Medical Council · 2025
    7. Re-Evaluating The Role of Demodex Mite in Skin Bio-Balance and Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences. E, Medical Entomology and Parasitology · 2022
    8. The hair follicle mites (Demodex spp.). Could they be vectors of pathogenic microorganisms? PubMed · 1988 · 46 citations
    9. Pathogenesis associated with hair follicle mites (Demodex spp.) in Australian Aborigines British Journal of Dermatology · 1976 · 35 citations
    10. Demodex folliculitis AIDS · 2004 · 36 citations
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