Title of article :
Laboratory Evidence of the Presence of Demodex in Urine Laboratory: A Case Report
Author/Authors :
Hatami, Arman Medical Laboratory Sciences - Pasteur Clinical Laboratory, Sanandaj , Mahmood Pour, Soheila Medical Laboratory Sciences - Pasteur Clinical Laboratory, Sanandaj , Rahmani, Khaled Liver and Digestive Research Center- Research Institute for Health Development - Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj , Rahimian, Kourosh Liver and Digestive Research Center- Research Institute for Health Development - Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj , Soltani, Hasan Public Health Laboratories Group - Vice Chancellor for Health Affair - Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj
Abstract :
Folliculorum mites (Demodex folliculorum, and D. brevis) are part of the common
external parasites in humans as the exclusive host of them. The highest focus
of these mites is on those parts of the body that have fat glands and fatty products
in the skin. This is proven by the dermal – epidermal separation method.
In the present study, the presence of Demodex is reported in a urine sample containing
hematuria, which has not been observed so far according to the previous
investigations. The case was related to a 44-yr-old woman with symptoms
of headache, chills, and joint pain referring to the medical diagnostic laboratory
of Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province, northwest of Iran. After historiography and
collecting the urine sample as middle, the live parasite of Demodex was observed.
The presence or migration of mite in the atypical areas of the body
(genital, urinary, eye, etc.), which are close to hairy tissues (especially in women),
may be one of the causes of allergic reactions and clinical symptoms in
people.
Keywords :
Case- Report , Demodex , Urine , Iran
Journal title :
Iranian Journal of Parasitology (IJP)
