Demodex spp Distribution in Patients with Alcohol Abuse

Year 2019, , 246 - 251, 31.12.2019

Serpil Şener , Ulku Karaman , Nihal Altunışık , Gülbahar Saraç , Hatice Cumurcu Gülden Hakverdi

https://doi.org/10.19127/mbsjohs.655707

Abstract

Objective: Demodex is an ectoparasite that can infest the human body. The infestation
can progress rapidly when the immune system is suppressed. The condition has
also been reported to be more common in subjects with alcohol abuse because of
the associated immune system abnormalities and decreased hygiene. Our aim in
this study was to determine whether a relationship was present between Demodex
spp. infestation and alcohol abuse

Methods: A total of 26 patients diagnosed
with alcohol abuse according to DSM-5 at the psychiatry outpatient department
and 24 age- and gender-matched healthy volunteers who met the study inclusion
criteria were included in the study. A standard superficial skin biopsy (SSSB)
was used in the diagnosis of Demodex folliculorum. The compliance of the
numeric variables with the normal distribution was investigated with the
Shapiro-Wilk test. The data were presented as mean, standard deviation and
percentages

Results. A significant relationship
was found between Demodex presence and alcohol abuse (p=0.001). The
relationship was also significant when patients with both alcohol abuse and
smoking were investigated (p<0.001).

Conclusion: The
Demodex spp. infestation incidence may be increased in patients with alcohol
abuse. We recommend providing the relevant treatment especially for
erythematous and itchy facial lesions in these patients as Demodex spp. can be
opportunistic pathogens.

Keywords

Demodex, Alcohol abuse, smoking, addiction and demodex

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