Dermatoparasitoses in Referral Patients to the Laboratory
Background: Dermatoparasitic infestations due to the mites Demodex spp. and Sarcoptes scabie are prevalent dermatological disorders worldwide. Methods: Referral patients from the Departments of Dermatology, Infectious Diseases, and from the psychologists, in some cases, to the laboratory of Medi...
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| author | Zahra Navi Faezeh Najafi Niloofar Paknezhad Ghazal Mousavian Negar Bizhani Saied Reza Naddaf Gholamreza Mowlavi |
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Background: Dermatoparasitic infestations due to the mites Demodex spp. and Sarcoptes scabie are prevalent dermatological disorders worldwide.
Methods: Referral patients from the Departments of Dermatology, Infectious Diseases, and from the psychologists, in some cases, to the laboratory of Medical Helminthology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran were examined and documented for demodicosis and scabies from March 2009 to December 2020. All patients’ data were collected and then analyzed statistically by SDATA version 14, using the Chi-square test.
Results: Out of 494-suspected patients suffering from dermal disorders, 99 patients (20.04%) and 20 cases (4.04%) were found infested with demodicosis and scabies, respectively. Most demodicosis cases belonged to the 46-60 year age group while the infestation rate of scabies was higher in the age group under 5 years ( |
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| spelling | doaj.art-85d436e1f75f4045af59d6afbc2e3fc02022-12-22T04:30:48ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesIranian Journal of Parasitology1735-70202008-238X2022-09-0117310.18502/ijpa.v17i3.10630Dermatoparasitoses in Referral Patients to the LaboratoryZahra Navi0Faezeh Najafi1Niloofar Paknezhad2Ghazal Mousavian3Negar Bizhani4Saied Reza Naddaf5Gholamreza Mowlavi6Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranDepartment of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranDepartment of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranIranian National Center for Addiction Studies (INCAS), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranDepartment of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranDepartment of Parasitology, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran1. Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 2. Center for Research of Endemic Parasites of Iran (CREPI), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Background: Dermatoparasitic infestations due to the mites Demodex spp. and Sarcoptes scabie are prevalent dermatological disorders worldwide. Methods: Referral patients from the Departments of Dermatology, Infectious Diseases, and from the psychologists, in some cases, to the laboratory of Medical Helminthology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran were examined and documented for demodicosis and scabies from March 2009 to December 2020. All patients’ data were collected and then analyzed statistically by SDATA version 14, using the Chi-square test. Results: Out of 494-suspected patients suffering from dermal disorders, 99 patients (20.04%) and 20 cases (4.04%) were found infested with demodicosis and scabies, respectively. Most demodicosis cases belonged to the 46-60 year age group while the infestation rate of scabies was higher in the age group under 5 years (https://ijpa.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijpa/article/view/3565DermatoparasitosesSarcoptes scabieiDemodexIran |
| spellingShingle | Zahra Navi Faezeh Najafi Niloofar Paknezhad Ghazal Mousavian Negar Bizhani Saied Reza Naddaf Gholamreza Mowlavi Dermatoparasitoses in Referral Patients to the Laboratory Iranian Journal of Parasitology Dermatoparasitoses Sarcoptes scabiei Demodex Iran |
| title | Dermatoparasitoses in Referral Patients to the Laboratory |
| title_full | Dermatoparasitoses in Referral Patients to the Laboratory |
| title_fullStr | Dermatoparasitoses in Referral Patients to the Laboratory |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dermatoparasitoses in Referral Patients to the Laboratory |
| title_short | Dermatoparasitoses in Referral Patients to the Laboratory |
| title_sort | dermatoparasitoses in referral patients to the laboratory |
| topic | Dermatoparasitoses Sarcoptes scabiei Demodex Iran |
| url | https://ijpa.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijpa/article/view/3565 |
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