A scientist scraped a black dot on his forehead and put it under a microscope. He saw dozens of tiny face mites, aka Demodex mites, crawling around on the plate. Demodex are harmless and like to live ...

They're microscopic parasites that naturally live on your skin, and they're usually harmless. They're mainly in your hair follicles and the oil glands on your face, neck, or chest. But sometimes they ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Cases of anterior blepharitis that do not resolve with antibiotics may actually be caused by Demodex mites, ...

Editor’s note: This article, originally published on June 1, 2011, has been republished to include website enhancements. We have all seen the chronic blepharitis patient that has attempted numerous ...

The Demodex folliculorum mite is a type of parasite that lives on humans. Most of the time, these mites are harmless and will go unnoticed. However, larger numbers of D. folliculorum mites can cause ...

Mammalian skin, especially the face of many humans, is infested with mites called ' Demex mites.' Dr. Alejandra Perotti, who studies Demodex mites at the University of Reading in the UK, explains the ...

Demodex brevis is a microscopic mite that lives in the oil glands of human hair follicles. It’s typically found on the face but can also live on other parts of the body. Demodex brevis is a type of ...

AJMC ®: Can you walk us through your published findings regarding the real-world prevalence of Demodex blepharitis? 1 Why is this an important disease to study? KARPECKI: Demodex blepharitis is one of ...