What to do if acne is caused by Demodex?

Demodex is a kind of worm that exists in the hair follicles of the human body. When Demodex appears in the human body, it is very easy to cause some adverse conditions, such as acne, redness, swelling, itching or pus discharge, etc., among which acne is the most common one. Facing Trichocystis

People want to get rid of acne caused by Demodex as soon as possible, so what should we do about acne caused by Demodex? Let me introduce it below.

Treatment of Trichocystis

Take 0.2g of metronidazole orally 3 times a day. One course of treatment lasts for 10 to 15 days. Cyanoquine is taken 0.25 g each time, twice a day, and reduced to 0.125 g after one week. Local demodicosis can be treated with topical 20% benzyl benzoate emulsion, 2% metronidazole cream, 10% sulfur cream or 5% benzoyl peroxide lotion.

Causes of Trichocystis

Demodex is distributed worldwide, and foreign scholars report that the infection rate in the human population is 27% to 100%. Infection is also common among the domestic population, with infection rates ranging from 0.8% to 81.0% in various regions. The survey results show that the infection rate among men is higher than that among women. The age of the infected people ranged from 4-month-old infants to 90-year-old people.

, all age groups can be infected, and the highest infection rate is among those aged 30 to 60 for both men and women.

Human infection with Trichocystis may be transmitted through direct or indirect contact. Demodex has strong resistance to the external environment and can adapt to a wide range of acidity and alkalinity. Soaps and cosmetics used in daily life cannot kill it.

Strengthening health education, paying attention to personal hygiene, avoiding direct contact with patients and sharing washbasins, towels, clothes and other daily necessities can prevent infection.

Currently, the more commonly used treatment drugs are: oral metronidazole and vitamin B2, combined with external use of 2% metronidazole cream, with a short-term efficacy of up to 90.2%. Other external medications include 10% sulfur ointment, benzyl benzoate emulsion, and permethrin cream, which all have certain therapeutic effects.

Dietary considerations for Demodex dermatitis

1. Edible fungi mainly include mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms, etc. Overeating of these foods can easily cause wind and yang, triggering chronic diseases such as liver yang headache, liver wind dizziness, etc. In addition, it can easily induce or aggravate skin sores and swelling.

2. Sea food mainly includes aquatic products such as hairtail, yellow croaker, pomfret, clam meat, shrimp, crab, etc. These foods are mostly salty, cold and fishy. For people with allergic constitution, they can easily induce allergic diseases such as asthma.