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Date Published: 03/02/2026
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v558i3.17233
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Vol. 558 No. 3 (2026)
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Đoàn , M. P., Cao , T. T. P., Ngô , M. V., & Đỗ , H. L. (2026). STUDY ON DEMODEX INFESTATION AND CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF DEMODEX DERMATITIS IN ACNE PATIENTS AT CAN THO DERMATOLOGY HOSPITAL DURING FROM 2024 TO 2025. Vietnam Medical Journal, 558(3). https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v558i3.17233

STUDY ON DEMODEX INFESTATION AND CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF DEMODEX DERMATITIS IN ACNE PATIENTS AT CAN THO DERMATOLOGY HOSPITAL DURING FROM 2024 TO 2025

Minh Phúc Đoàn 1, Trần Thanh Phong Cao 1, Minh Vinh Ngô 2, Hoàng Long Đỗ 1,
1 Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy
2 Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine, Ho Chi Minh City

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Objective: To determine the prevalence of Demodex infestation in acne patients and to compare clinical characteristics between Demodex dermatitis and Demodex presence. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 134 patients with acne vulgaris at Can Tho Dermatology Hospital from 2024 to 2025. Results: The prevalence of Demodex infestation was 47%. Females accounted for 72% of cases, with a mean age of 21.4 ± 6.2 years. High mite density was significantly associated with greater acne severity (p <0.001), more frequent subjective symptoms, particularly pruritus (p <0.001), and inflammatory lesions such as pustules, nodules, and cysts (p <0.05). Infestation was also more common in oily and dry skin types (p <0.01), while no association was observed with BMI (p = 0.47).

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acne vulgaris, Demodex dermatitis

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