The hair follicle mites Demodex folliculorum (detected in 1841 by Henle, then described in 1842 by Simon) and Demodex brevis (separated in 1963 by Akbulatova)
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are the most common permanent ectoparasites of man. These two Demodex species belong to the family Demodicidae of the superfamily Cheyletoidea of the subclass
Acari. They are 0.3–0.4 mm long with four short pairs of legs located on the anterior
third of the body.
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D. folliculorum is usually found in the follicular infundibulum and D. brevis, in sebaceous and Meibomian glands.To read this article in full you will need to make a payment
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