A rash on the face, sores and hair loss can become a real problem for a representative of the beautiful half of humanity. In 15% of cases, the cause of such symptoms is the mite of the genus Demodex. Get rid of it is not difficult, but it is necessary for a long time to fulfill all the doctor's prescriptions and adhere to the rules of skin care.
Demodecosis - what is it?
To answer the question, what is demodecosis and how to treat it, it is simple. This dermatological disease, the causative agent of which is a mite of the genus Demodex, which is a representative of human microflora. Under normal conditions, it lives on the human body, without causing unpleasant sensations. Strengthening the activity of the tick is often associated with a weakening of immunity and a violation of the patient's hormonal background. People with sensitive, light, loose and dermatologically prone skin are at risk.
The favorite habitats of mites are plots with abundant fattening. Demodex comfortably feels in the region of eyelids, chin, superciliary arches, nasolabial folds, external auditory canal. The Demodex mite on the face is on the surface of the skin and only under favorable conditions begins to penetrate deeper layers, which causes skin problems.
Demodex - ways of infection
The mite Demodex is present on the skin of a person all his life, without causing his master any inconvenience. He eats at the expense of the owner, lives on it, but does no harm. Such a relationship between a tick and a man is called commensalism. In order for the relations of commensalism not to be replaced by parasitic relations, the number of ticks should not exceed 4 individuals per 6 eyelashes or one sebaceous gland. When there are favorable conditions for the tick, it begins to multiply intensively and cause changes in the skin.
What is the danger of demodicosis?
Demodexia of eyelids and skin does not belong to dangerous diseases, but if the disease is triggered, this can lead to serious consequences. Demodecosis in humans has such negative consequences:
- Neurosis about the appearance. More often occurs in the female half of the population. The appearance of a stressful state and anxiety leads to a weakening of the defenses of the organism and to the intensification of the activity of the tick.
- Deterioration of skin condition: redness, sensitivity, itching, growths, crusts.
- Skin diseases: acne, rosacea .
- When demodectic eyelids: edema of eyelids, barley, loss of eyelashes, deterioration of vision.
- Rinofima - an increase in the nose, especially in the advanced stage of the disease in men. This complication requires a surgical operation, since it can pass into a malignant tumor.
Analysis for demodicosis
Before treating demodicosis, a dermatologist must make sure that it is a disease caused by a tick. The final conclusion he can give only after laboratory diagnosis, which includes the following stages:
- Preparation for the selection of material. To laboratory research should be prepared in advance: during the week before the diagnosis it is forbidden to use cosmetics and creams, wash with a gel with a high content of alkali.
- Selection of material. To study from the affected areas, the mites are scraped to Demodex. If the lesion is located in the lash area, then several eyelashes are taken out for diagnosis. To clarify the diagnosis, you may need a method of adhesive tape, the essence of which consists in microscopic examination of the adhesive tape, which the patient applies to the affected skin in the evening.
- Study. At microscopic research there is a count of the number of mites per square centimeter of skin. If more than 5 individuals were found on this site, then a diagnosis of "demodecosis" is made.
Demodectic Symptoms - Symptoms
The disease demodekoz divided into two forms, distinguished by the location of the tick:
- cutaneous form;
- eye shape.
If the Demodex mite multiplies on the face, the symptoms will be:
- Acne rashes of various types, to which staphylococcal infection with ulcers can be added;
- oily shiny skin due to excessive production of sebum;
- itching, which increases by evening;
- redness of the facial skin due to the inflammatory process leading to an influx of arterial blood;
- an increase in the size of the nose: observed in the advanced stage of the disease.
With the ocular form of the disease, there are such signs:
- stitched lashes due to inflammation;
- tired eyes due to impaired functionality of eyelashes;
- loss of eyelashes due to infection of the ciliary bulb with a tick;
- red, inflamed eyelids.
Demodecosis - treatment
Demodecosis refers to chronic diseases, which can not be cured, but it is possible to achieve a stable remission. If laboratory tests confirmed that the disease was caused by the Demodex mite, treatment of facial skin is carried out for 2-3 months with the help of drugs possessing the following properties:
- high anti-cell activity;
- anti-inflammatory ability;
- disinfection of skin;
- reducing the fat content of the skin.
Demodekoz - treatment on the face, preparations
When ocular form of the disease ointment is applied from demodecosis Physostigmine and eye drops Tosmilen, Armin or Fosfakol. If demodicosis is diagnosed, treatment on the face is carried out with the help of such preparations:
- Zinc-ichthyol ointment for disinfecting the skin, drying it and reducing itching.
- Gel Metrogil , Metroseptol and Metronidazole for the control of the pathogen.
- Sulfadecortem ointment for relieving inflammation, reducing allergic reactions, reducing the number of mites.
- Shampoo Permethrin is aimed at fighting arthropods.
Demodecosis - folk remedies
If a Demodex mite is found in a person, the treatment should include combined drugs. Traditional medicine can be of great help in fighting mites. For the treatment of demodicosis, you can use these recipes:
- Broth wormwood bitter. To make it 4 tablespoons. shredded raw materials pour a liter of boiling water, cook for 5 minutes and insist for 3 hours. Use on the first day every hour (including night) for half a glass, the next day - the same amount every two hours, from the 3rd to the 6th day - every three hours.
- Lotion with aloe juice. With the diagnosis of demodicosis, treatment on the face can be carried out with freshly squeezed juice. To do this, juice is moistened with a sterile napkin and applied to the eyelids.
- Infusion celandine. 300 g of celandine roots are poured into 350 ml of refined sunflower oil and put on sunlight for 2 days. After filtering, the mixture is poured into a container with a dark glass and placed in a refrigerator. If demodicosis is diagnosed, treatment of problems on the face is carried out for 3 weeks by applying the mixture before going to sleep on the affected skin.