INFESTATIONS AND FUNGAL DISEASES
Dermatoses associated with mites other than Sarcoptes
Sep
2014
Vol. 33. No. 3
Mites are arthropods of the subclass Acari (Acarina). Although
Sarcoptes is the mite most commonly recognized
as a cause of human skin disease in the United States,
numerous other mite-associated dermatoses have been
described, and merit familiarity on the part of physicians
treating skin disease. This review discusses several nonscabies
mites and their associated diseases, including
Demodex, chiggers, Cheyletiella, bird mites, grain itch, oak
leaf itch, grocer’s itch, tropical rat mite, snake mite, and
Psoroptes.
Semin Cutan Med Surg 33:110-115 © 2014 Frontline Medical
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