DEMODEX (ACARI: DEMODICIDAE) INFESTATION IN THE ELDERLY AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE SKIN PARAMETERS SUCH AS MOISTURE, PH, AND TEMPERATURE: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

Zeytun E.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI, cilt.20, sa.2, ss.142-150, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 20 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.142-150
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Aged, Mites, Nursing home, Prevalence, Skin, WATER-LOSS, FOLLICULORUM, ROSACEA, BREVIS, DISEASES, ASSOCIATION, DISORDERS, STUDENTS, DENSITY
  • Erzincan Binali Yıldırım Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Introduction: The elderly population is growing both worldwide and in Turkey. Thus, the importance of studies on elderly individuals is increasing. The present study was conducted to evaluate Demodex infestation and its relationship with the skin parameters such as moisture, pH, and temperature in elderly individuals living in nursing homes.