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The <jats:italic>Demodex<\/jats:italic> mites play an important role in the occurrence of a range of eye surface diseases such as <jats:italic>Demodex<\/jats:italic> blepharitis, Meibomian gland dysfunctions, conjunctivitis and corneal changes. The ocular infection is closely related to the systemic invasion. Our goal was to minimize infestation and alleviate the symptoms of massive demodicosis so as to prevent further damage to the cornea.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Our research note involves a 61-year old woman diagnosed with secondary Sj\u00f6gren syndrome due to rheumatoid arthritis. On the background of the autoimmune disease, corneal perforation of the left eye occurred that was cured by surgery. Then during the follow-up visit the patient was found (microscopically) massively infected with <jats:italic>Demodex<\/jats:italic> mites and the developed symptoms were particularly severe.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Adequate dry eye syndrome and massive demodicosis therapy significantly reduced the number of <jats:italic>Demodex<\/jats:italic> mites and improved the patient\u2019s condition.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>We would like to draw the attention of the physicians of different specialties that special care should be taken with respect to the therapy of dry eye syndrome and ocular demodicosis in patients with immunological disorders to achieve therapeutic success and avoid particularly dangerous consequences of these diseases.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1007\/s11686-020-00297-w","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,12,15]],"date-time":"2020-12-15T16:04:13Z","timestamp":1608048253000},"page":"677-681","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":8,"title":["Massive Demodicosis of the Eyes in a Patient with Sj\u00f6gren Syndrome: A Case Report"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"66","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4039-9522","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Marta","family":"Ziaja-So\u0142tys","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Magdalena","family":"Ko\u0142odziejczyk","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Beata","family":"Rymgay\u0142\u0142o-Jankowska","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Dominika","family":"Wr\u00f3bel-Dudzi\u0144ska","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ewa","family":"Suchodo\u0142a-Ratajewicz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Dominika","family":"Szlonzak","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Tomasz","family":"\u017barnowski","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Anna","family":"Bogucka-Kocka","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,10,31]]},"reference":[{"key":"297_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1","DOI":"10.1111\/jocd.12986","volume":"2019","author":"G Sarac","year":"2019","unstructured":"Sarac G (2019) A comparison of the efficacy and tolerability of topical agents used in facial Demodex treatment. 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