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Does intranasal demodex infestation play a role in chronic allergic rhinitis?

Year 2025, Volume: 8 Issue: 1, 1 - 3, 12.01.2025
https://doi.org/10.32322/jhsm.1546310

Abstract

Aims: The aim of this study is to evaluate the prevalence of Demodex mites in the intranasal follicles of patients with allergic rhinitis and investigate their potential role in the etiology of allergic rhinitis.
Methods: The study involved 50 patients diagnosed with allergic rhinitis and 50 healthy controls matched for age and gender. The severity of the disease was evaluated using the Score for Allergic Rhinitis and the Total Nasal Symptom Score (TNSS). To evaluate the presence of Demodex in nasal follicles, a total of 8 terminal follicles, 4 from each of the right and left nasal vestibules, were epilated using sterile forceps. The samples were examined under a light microscope at 10x, 40x, and 100x magnification by two dermatologists.
Results: Demodex mites were found in the intranasal follicles of 3 (6%) individuals from the healthy control group. Intranasal Demodex mites were found in 3 (6%) patients with allergic rhinitis, showing no statistically significant difference between the two groups (p=1). The mean total nasal symptom score was 7.66±1.52 in the 3 allergic rhinitis patients with Demodex positivity, and 7.61±1.13 in the 47 patients without Demodex infestation, with no statistically significant difference between the two groups (p>0.05). No significant correlation was observed between Demodex positivity, disease severity, and TNSS in patients with allergic rhinitis (p>0.05).
Conclusion: Based on our study results, we think that intranasal antiparasitic treatments may be unnecessary in patients with allergic rhinitis.

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  • Wang CS, Wang XD, Zhang L. An introduction to allergic rhinitis and its impact on asthma (ARIA) guidelines-2016 revision. Zhonghua Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi. 2018;53(10):798-800. doi:10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-0860.2018.10.017
  • Katelaris CH, Lee BW, Potter PC, et al. Prevalence and diversity of allergic rhinitis in regions of the world beyond Europe and North America. Clin Exp Allergy. 2012;42(2):186-207. doi:10. 1111/j.1365-2222.2011.03891.x
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  • Moran EM, Foley R, Powell FC. Demodex and rosacea revisited. Clin Dermatol. 2017;35(2):195-200. doi:10.1016/j.clindermatol. 2016.10.014
  • Palopoli MF, Fergus DJ, Minot S, et al. Global divergence of the human follicle mite Demodex folliculorum: persistent associations between host ancestry and mite lineages. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 2015;112(52):15958-63. doi:10.1073/pnas.1512609112
  • Arli C, Ozsan M, Gurkan E, Aycan Kaya O, Kokacya S. The incidence of Demodex folliculorum in the combination of allergic rhinitis and diabetes mellitus. Iran J Parasitol. 2019;14(3):459-464.
  • Yengil E, Cevik C, Kaya OA, Taner M, Akkoca AN, Ozer C. Relationship between Demodex folliculorum and allergic rhinitis in adults. Acta Med Mediterr. 2014;30:27-31.
  • Canonica GW, Mullol J, Pradalier A, Didier A. Patient perceptions of allergic rhinitis and quality of life: findings from a survey conducted in europe and the United States. World Allergy Organ J. 2008;1(9):138-44. doi:10.1097/WOX.0b013e3181865faf
  • Bevins CL, Liu FT. Rosacea: skin innate immunity gone awry? Nat Med. 2007;13(8):904-906. doi:10.1038/nm0807-904
  • Aktaş Karabay E, Aksu Çerman A. Demodex folliculorum infestations in common facial dermatoses: acne vulgaris, rosacea, seborrheic dermatitis. An Bras Dermatol. 2020;95(2):187-193. doi:10.1016/j.abd.2019.08.023
  • Sharma YK, Gupta A. Human Demodex mite: the versatile mite of dermatological importance. Indian J Dermatol. 2014;59(3):302. doi:10.4103/0019-5154.131416
  • Rusiecka-Ziółkowska J, Nokiel M, Fleischer M. Demodex-an old pathogen or a new one? Adv Clin Exp Med. 2014;23(2):295-298. doi:10.17219/acem/37081
  • Liu J, Sheha H, Tseng SC. Pathogenic role of Demodex mites in blepharitis. Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol. 2010;10(5):505-10. doi:10.1097/ACI.0b013e32833df9f4

Kronik alerjik rinitte intranazal demodeks infestasyonunun rolü var mıdır?

Year 2025, Volume: 8 Issue: 1, 1 - 3, 12.01.2025
https://doi.org/10.32322/jhsm.1546310

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı alerjik rinitli hastaların burun içi foliküllerinde Demodex akarlarının prevalansını değerlendirmek ve alerjik rinit etiyolojisindeki potansiyel rollerini araştırmaktır.
Yöntemler: Çalışmaya alerjik rinit tanısı konmuş 50 hasta ile yaş ve cinsiyet açısından eşleştirilmiş 50 sağlıklı kontrol dahil edildi. Hastalığın şiddeti Alerjik Rinit Skoru ve Toplam Nazal Semptom Skoru (TNSS) kullanılarak değerlendirildi. Nazal foliküllerde Demodex varlığını değerlendirmek için, sağ ve sol nazal vestibüllerin her birinden 4'er adet olmak üzere toplam 8 terminal folikül steril forseps kullanılarak epilasyona tabi tutulmuştur. Örnekler iki dermatolog tarafından ışık mikroskobu altında 10x, 40x ve 100x büyütme ile incelenmiştir.
Tartışma: Sağlıklı kontrol grubundan 3 (%6) bireyin burun içi foliküllerinde Demodex akarlarına rastlanmıştır. Alerjik rinitli 3 (%6) hastada intranazal Demodex akarları bulundu ve iki grup arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir fark yoktu (p=1). Ortalama toplam nazal semptom skoru Demodex pozitifliği olan 3 alerjik rinitli hastada 7.66±1.52 iken, Demodex enfestasyonu olmayan 47 hastada 7.61±1.13 idi ve iki grup arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir fark yoktu (p>0.05). Alerjik rinitli hastalarda Demodex pozitifliği, hastalık şiddeti ve TNSS arasında anlamlı bir korelasyon gözlenmedi (p>0.05).
Sonuç: Çalışma sonuçlarımıza dayanarak, alerjik rinitli hastalarda intranazal antiparaziter tedavilerin gereksiz olabileceğini düşünüyoruz.

References

  • Liu Y, Sha J, Meng C, Zhu D. Mechanism of lower airway hyperresponsiveness induced by allergic rhinitis. J Immunol Res. 2022;2022:4351345. doi:10.1155/2022/4351345
  • Wang CS, Wang XD, Zhang L. An introduction to allergic rhinitis and its impact on asthma (ARIA) guidelines-2016 revision. Zhonghua Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi. 2018;53(10):798-800. doi:10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-0860.2018.10.017
  • Katelaris CH, Lee BW, Potter PC, et al. Prevalence and diversity of allergic rhinitis in regions of the world beyond Europe and North America. Clin Exp Allergy. 2012;42(2):186-207. doi:10. 1111/j.1365-2222.2011.03891.x
  • Tidke M, Borghare PT, Pardhekar P, Nasre Y, Gomase K, Chaudhary M. Recent advances in allergic rhinitis: a narrative review. Cureus. 2024;16(9):e68607. doi:10.7759/cureus.68607
  • Moran EM, Foley R, Powell FC. Demodex and rosacea revisited. Clin Dermatol. 2017;35(2):195-200. doi:10.1016/j.clindermatol. 2016.10.014
  • Palopoli MF, Fergus DJ, Minot S, et al. Global divergence of the human follicle mite Demodex folliculorum: persistent associations between host ancestry and mite lineages. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 2015;112(52):15958-63. doi:10.1073/pnas.1512609112
  • Arli C, Ozsan M, Gurkan E, Aycan Kaya O, Kokacya S. The incidence of Demodex folliculorum in the combination of allergic rhinitis and diabetes mellitus. Iran J Parasitol. 2019;14(3):459-464.
  • Yengil E, Cevik C, Kaya OA, Taner M, Akkoca AN, Ozer C. Relationship between Demodex folliculorum and allergic rhinitis in adults. Acta Med Mediterr. 2014;30:27-31.
  • Canonica GW, Mullol J, Pradalier A, Didier A. Patient perceptions of allergic rhinitis and quality of life: findings from a survey conducted in europe and the United States. World Allergy Organ J. 2008;1(9):138-44. doi:10.1097/WOX.0b013e3181865faf
  • Bevins CL, Liu FT. Rosacea: skin innate immunity gone awry? Nat Med. 2007;13(8):904-906. doi:10.1038/nm0807-904
  • Aktaş Karabay E, Aksu Çerman A. Demodex folliculorum infestations in common facial dermatoses: acne vulgaris, rosacea, seborrheic dermatitis. An Bras Dermatol. 2020;95(2):187-193. doi:10.1016/j.abd.2019.08.023
  • Sharma YK, Gupta A. Human Demodex mite: the versatile mite of dermatological importance. Indian J Dermatol. 2014;59(3):302. doi:10.4103/0019-5154.131416
  • Rusiecka-Ziółkowska J, Nokiel M, Fleischer M. Demodex-an old pathogen or a new one? Adv Clin Exp Med. 2014;23(2):295-298. doi:10.17219/acem/37081
  • Liu J, Sheha H, Tseng SC. Pathogenic role of Demodex mites in blepharitis. Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol. 2010;10(5):505-10. doi:10.1097/ACI.0b013e32833df9f4
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Primary Language English
Subjects Otorhinolaryngology
Journal Section Original Article
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İlkay Can 0000-0002-0115-0321

Nesli Ceren Şapaloğlu 0000-0002-0403-0413

Haydar Keleş 0009-0008-8214-0360

Neşe Göçer Gürok 0000-0001-7069-0447

Öner Sakallıoğlu 0000-0003-2744-2266

Savaş Öztürk 0000-0001-7973-6712

Publication Date January 12, 2025
Submission Date September 10, 2024
Acceptance Date October 21, 2024
Published in Issue Year 2025 Volume: 8 Issue: 1

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AMA Can İ, Şapaloğlu NC, Keleş H, Göçer Gürok N, Sakallıoğlu Ö, Öztürk S. Does intranasal demodex infestation play a role in chronic allergic rhinitis?. J Health Sci Med / JHSM. January 2025;8(1):1-3. doi:10.32322/jhsm.1546310

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