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DEMODEX (ACARI: DEMODICIDAE) INFESTATION IN THE ELDERLY AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE SKIN PARAMETERS SUCH AS MOISTURE, PH, AND TEMPERATURE: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

YAŞLILARDA DEMODEX (ACARİ: DEMODİCİDAE) ENFESTASYONU VE CİLDİN NEM, PH VE ISI PARAMETRELERİ İLE İLİŞKİSİ: KESİTSEL BİR ÇALIŞMA

Erhan ZEYTUN
Pages
142–150
Publication Date
2022-11-03
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Skin moisture, pH, and temperature were measured, and skin samples were collected from the cheek, nasolabial area, and chin using the standard superficial skin biopsy method, and the specimens were examined by light microscopy.Results: Overall, Demodex mites (mean 31.1/cm2) were detected in 85.7% elderly individuals; 84.6% had D. folliculorum (mean 29.3/cm2) and 45.1% had D. brevis (mean 4.3/cm2) infestation.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Introduction: The elderly population is growing both worldwide and in Turkey.
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Key Findings & Data:The present study was conducted to evaluate Demodex infestation and its relationship with the skin parameters such as moisture, pH, and temperature in elderly individuals living in nursing homes.Materials and Method: The study included 91 elderly individuals who were residents of Erzincan 100th Anniversary Atatürk Nursing Home.
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Conclusion & Impact:Skin moisture, pH, and temperature were measured, and skin samples were collected from the cheek, nasolabial area, and chin using the standard superficial skin biopsy method, and the specimens were examined by light microscopy.Results: Overall, Demodex mites (mean 31.1/cm2) were detected in 85.7% elderly individuals; 84.6% had D. folliculorum (mean 29.3/cm2) and 45.1% had D. brevis (mean 4.3/cm2) infestation.
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Introduction: The elderly population is growing both worldwide and in Turkey. Thus, the importance of studies on elderly individuals is increasing. The present study was conducted to evaluate Demodex infestation and its relationship with the skin parameters such as moisture, pH, and temperature in elderly individuals living in nursing homes.Materials and Method: The study included 91 elderly individuals who were residents of Erzincan 100th Anniversary Atatürk Nursing Home. Skin moisture, pH, and temperature were measured, and skin samples were collected from the cheek, nasolabial area, and chin using the standard superficial skin biopsy method, and the specimens were examined by light microscopy.Results: Overall, Demodex mites (mean 31.1/cm2) were detected in 85.7% elderly individuals; 84.6% had D. folliculorum (mean 29.3/cm2) and 45.1% had D. brevis (mean 4.3/cm2) infestation. The infestations were mostly found in the cheek (mean 21.2/cm2), followed by the nasolabial area (mean 9.4/cm2) and the chin (mean 7.4/cm2). The difference between facial areas and Demodex infestation was statistically significant (p

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Giriş: Tüm dünyada olduğu gibi ülkemizde de her geçen yıl yaşlı nüfusu artmaktadır. Bu nedenle yaşlı bireylerle ilgili yapılacak olan çalışmalar büyük öneme sahiptir. Bu çalışma huzurevinde kalan yaşlılarda Demodex enfestasyonunu belirlemek ve cildin nem, pH ve ısı parametreleriyle olan ilişkisini ortaya koymak amacıyla yapıldı.Gereç ve Yöntem: Çalışmaya Erzincan 100. Yıl Atatürk Huzurevinde kalan 91 yaşlı dahil edildi. Yaşlıların cilt nemi, cilt pH'sı ve cilt ısısı ölçülerek yanak, nazolabiyal ve çene bölgelerinden Standart Yüzeyel Deri Biyopsi (SYDB) yöntemi ile örnekler alındı ve ışık mikroskobunda incelendi.Bulgular: Yaşlılardan %84.6'sında D. folliculorum (mean 29.3/cm2), %45.1'inde D. brevis (mean 4.3/cm2) olmak üzere %85.7'sinde Demodex mites (mean 31.1/cm2) tespit edildi. Enfestasyonun en fazla yanakta olduğu (ortalama 21.2/cm2), bunu sırasıyla nazolabial (ortalama 9.4/cm2) ve çene (ortalama 7.4/cm2) bölgesinin izlediği görüldü. Yüz bölgeleri ile Demodex enfestasyonu arasındaki fark istatistiki bakımdan anlamlı bulundu (p

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ZEYTUN, E. (2022). DEMODEX (ACARI: DEMODICIDAE) INFESTATION IN THE ELDERLY AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE SKIN PARAMETERS SUCH AS MOISTURE, PH, AND TEMPERATURE: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY. Türk Geriatri Dergisi, Cilt: 20 - Sayı: 2, 142–150. https://ajindex.com/articles/623723

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