Two dermatologists have told me I have Grover’s disease although I never had a biopsy done. They also said there was “no cure” for it and nothing they could really do. I lived with it a long time but it got worse a few years ago and I started to do some research on something that would help. Because I also suffer from rosacea and blepharitis I thought Tea Tree Oil might help. Applying Tea Tree Oil directly to the lesions didn’t work though. But using the Miracle Oil did the trick. It stopped the itching and over 90% of the lesions went away. I just have a few small red spots now that don’t bother me. You can find the Miracle Oil in many online stores. I just look for the best price. Here’s some more information.

The link between Demodex mites and Grover’s disease:

Oh,J Clin Aesthet Dermatol. 2009 Jan; 2(1): 20–25.

“Increased number of Demodex mites has also been observed in perioral dermatitis, Grover's disease, eosinophilic folliculitis, blepharitis, papulovesicular facial eruptions, and papulopustular scalp eruptions.10,16 ”

We know that Grover’s disease is more common in men than woman, and especially older men. This may be why:

“Presence of mites in adolescents and young adults continues to be surprisingly low but increases from the second decade to the sixth decade of life and remains steady through the eighth decade.1,2 ”

It looks like D. brevis is probably the mite that is causing the problem:

D. brevis has a wider distribution on the body.2 Prevalence of both species increase with age, with men being more heavily colonized than women (23% vs 13%) and harboring more D. brevis than women (23% vs 9%).2

All this has led me to believe that Grover’s disease is likely an immune response by the body to the bacteria carried by the Demodex mites. If you can greatly reduce the number of mites, it gives your skin a chance to heal. I’m not a doctor, but it makes sense to me. Hope it helps!