Dermatoses associated with mites other than Sarcoptes

INFESTATIONS AND FUNGAL DISEASES

Dermatoses associated with mites other than Sarcoptes

Sep
2014
Vol. 33. No. 3
Kimberly M Ken, BA | Megan P Lent, MD | Melissa Sirichotiratana, MD | Morgan L Wilson, DVM, MD | Solomon C Shockman, MD
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 Communications
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