Evaluation of the efficacy of oral ivermectin in comparison with ivermectin–metronidazole combined therapy in the treatment of ocular and skin lesions of Demodex folliculorum

• Published in: International journal of infectious diseases Vol. 17; no. 5; pp. e343 - e347
• Main Authors: Salem, Doaa Abdel-Badie, El-shazly, Atef, Nabih, Nairmen, El-Bayoumy, Youssef, Saleh, Sameh
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Canada Elsevier Ltd 01.05.2013
• Subjects: Acari; acne; Administration, Oral; Adult; Animals; biopsy; Blepharitis; Demodex; Demodex folliculorum; dermatitis; Drug Therapy, Combination; Eye Infections, Parasitic - drug therapy; Eye Infections, Parasitic - parasitology; eyelids; Female; Humans; Infectious Disease; Ivermectin; Ivermectin - administration & dosage; Male; Metronidazole; Metronidazole - administration & dosage; Middle Aged; Mite Infestations - drug therapy; Mite Infestations - parasitology; mites; Parasite Load; patients; Pulmonary/Respiratory; remission; Single-Blind Method; Skin lesions; Treatment Outcome; Young Adult; Demodex; Blepharitis; Metronidazole; Skin lesions; Ivermectin

To evaluate the efficacy of ivermectin and combined ivermectin–metronidazole therapy in the treatment of ocular and skin lesions of Demodex folliculorum. One hundred twenty patients with skin lesions and anterior blepharitis, whose infestation was treatment-resistant and who had a Demodex count >...