<Emphasis Type="Italic">Demodex folliculorum</Emphasis> in patients with rheumatoid arthritis |
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Authors: | Ihsan H Ciftci Umit Dundar Zafer Cetinkaya Mustafa Kulac Nilay Kiyildi Aycan Turel Deniz Evcik Vural Kavuncu |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, Kocatepe University, Afyon, Turkey;(2) Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Kocatepe University, Afyon, Turkey;(3) Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Kocatepe University, Afyon, Turkey |
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Abstract: | The objective of this study was to investigate the incidence and density of Demodex folliculorum in the patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Forty-one patients with RA and twenty-seven age and sex matched healthy controls
were enrolled in this study. Disease Activity Score (DAS 28) was used for the assessment of disease activity. Out of 41 patients,
33 were females and 8 males. The mean disease duration was 10.9 ± 8.2 years. The mean DAS 28 was 3.8 ± 1.2. No statistically
significant differences in the incidence and density of Demodex mites were found between patients with RA and controls. Although immunosuppression is thought to be a risk factor for the
D. folliculorum infestation no such correlations could be found in the 41 immunosuppressed patients with RA, therefore, further studies with
larger groups are needed. |
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Keywords: | Rheumatoid arthritis Demodex folliculorum immunosuppression |
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