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One of the most challenging diseases of the skin is demodicosis treatment which require a lot of time and effort. His cause invisible to the naked eye, mites Demodex folliculorum and Demodex brevis. Most people are carriers of these parasites, but do not even know about it. For there are signs of the disease, ticks should begin to actively proliferate, and this is possible only with a decrease in immunity.
Lifestyle changes at demodicosis
Before you start to treat demodicosis, you need to get rid of all cosmetics and accessories (for example, brushes for make-up). To moisturize the skin, patients are advised to use the gel in disposable packaging or in bottles with dispensers. This prevents mites from entering into such funds. From thermal treatments such as baths
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, Should be abandoned. Do not use creams that contain honey.
It recommended daily bed linen and a regular wash pillows and blankets. Linen necessarily ironed on both sides, as the high temperature acts detrimental to the parasites.
Dieting - one of the essential components of the treatment. When demodicosis should not use salty and spicy food. It is best to temporarily stick to milk-vegetable diet.
Protivokleschevoy drugs
Acne occurs with periods of exacerbations and reduce the symptoms.
Fully recover from the disease is impossible, but possible to achieve remission - periods of absence of visible manifestations of demodectic mange.
Most of the drugs that are prescribed for the disease, cause the death of mites. They are applied topically (on the affected skin) and taken inside.
Preparations composed of tinidazole or metronidazole can be administered for oral administration. They are the only means that when the body through the digestive tract affect the livelihoods of ticks. But in order to achieve a sufficient drug concentration in the skin, it is necessary to take them in very large quantities. This has an adverse effect on the liver.
Tinidazole and metronidazole quickly penetrate through the utero-placental barrier, so they are contraindicated in pregnancy. During feeding baby
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breasts are also prohibited from taking these drugs because they stand together with breast milk.
Formulations containing metronidazole and tinidazole, mange is typically assigned when combined with local means, when the latter were not sufficiently effective. But in many cases, ointments and gels applied to the affected skin, cause the death of the mites themselves.
In the treatment of demodectic appointed following topical preparations:
- Yellow mercury ointment. Due to the toxicity, it should not be applied more than one month. For the same reason the ointment is contraindicated in pregnancy;
- Tsinkihtiolovaya ointment;
- Ichthyol;
- Tar;
- Sulfur preparations;
- Permitrin;
- Amitrazol;
- Lindane;
- Crotamiton;
- Preparations from the group holinomimetikov in eye drops (physostigmine, phosphacol, Armin, tosmilen). Thanks to the action of these agents paralyze muscles ticks and thus contribute to their death;
- The gel and the solution of pilocarpine karbohola. These drugs are processed by the edge of the eyelids. They also cause paralysis of musculature parasites;
- Ointments and gels, which contain metronidazole (Klion, metrogil).
Auxiliary treatment to reduce symptoms of the disease
Sometimes accompanied by a syndrome demodekoz "dry" eyes. In this state, the amount of lacrimal fluid decreases and changes its qualitative composition. Because of this tear film, which is formed on the surface of the eye, it can not fulfill its protective, optical and nutritional functions. Therefore, when such violations, patients should be sure to use artificial tear preparations.
To reduce the symptoms of demodicosis recommended to treat lid margin Dimexidum solution, an alcohol tincture of wormwood or an aqueous extract of tansy
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. If disturbed the function of glands century, the massage is performed last.
After the main course of treatment undertaken to stimulate the growth of eyelashes is recommended rubbed into the lid margin burdock
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. The duration of this procedure is between one and a half to three months.
Treatment of demodicosis should include not only the use of drugs, but also a variety of beauty treatments. This enhances the defenses of the skin, whereby it starts to combat parasites themselves. Therefore, in addition to a dermatologist is recommended to visit the dermatologist.
Electrophoresis with wetting agents - one of the most effective methods of treatment of demodectic mange. The electric current temporarily reduces the activity of ticks. Wetting agents come into the deeper layers of the skin, improve their condition and reduce the production of sebum, which serves as food for parasites.
When the rash and inflammatory changes remains a bit, held a course of microdermabrasion. This mechanical removal of the top layer of the skin, where the most ticks. To prevent relapses (reappearance of symptoms) is carried out with a peeling fruit acids.
After complete disappearance of symptoms of demodectic recommended to undergo electrocautery vessels at the site of the lesion.
Prolonged exposure to medicines and cosmetic procedures skin is expanding the network of capillaries and the proliferation of small vessels. Blood flow to the affected area increases, resulting in increase of the local temperature and sebum. This may trigger a relapse of demodicosis.
In order to achieve long-term remission of demodectic mange, you need to perform all the prescription and to strictly observe hygiene requirements. The treatment regimen is chosen individually for each patient, taking into account all features of the disease.