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List of mites associated with cutaneous reactions

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Many mites can bite human skin and cause cutaneous reaction and/or disease. Mites which cannot bite humans may also transmit disease or cause allergies.

Mites associated with cutaneous reactions
Scientific name Common name(s) Disease(s) caused and/or transmitted
Acarus siro Flour mite Baker's itch
Glyciphagus domesticus Grocer's itch
Carpoglyphus passularum Fruit mite Grocer's itch
Cheyletiella spp Walking dandruff (Cheyletiella dermatitis, cheyletiellosis)
Cheyletus eruditus Grain itch
Dermanyssus gallinae Bird mite
Red Poultry mite
Gamasoidosis
Dermatophagoides farinae American house dust mite Oral mite anaphylaxis (OMA), Asthma
Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus European house dust mite Oral mite anaphylaxis (OMA), Asthma
Laelaps echidnina Spiny rat mite Rodent mite dermatitis
Lepidoglyphus destructor Hay mite
Leptotrombidium deliense Chigger
Trombiculid mite
Scrub typhus
Liponyssoides sanguineus (Allodermanyssus sanguineus) House mouse mite Rodent mite dermatitis, Rickettsialpox
Ornithonyssus bacoti Tropical rat mite Rodent mite dermatitis
Ornithonyssus bursa Bird mite
Tropical fowl mite
Gamasoidosis
Ornithonyssus sylviarum Bird mite

Northern fowl mite

Gamasoidosis
Psoroptidae spp Carpet mite Feather pillow dermatitis
Pyemotes herfsi Itch mite Grain itch
Sarcoptes scabiei Itch mite Scabies
Trombicula alfreddugesi Chigger
Harvest mite
Grain itch
Trombicula autumnalis Chigger
Harvest mite
Grain itch
Tyrophagus neiswanderi Cheese mite Grain itch

See also

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References

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  • Bolognia, Jean L.; et al. (2007). Dermatology. St. Louis: Mosby. ISBN 978-1-4160-2999-1.
  • James, William D.; et al. (2006). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology. Saunders Elsevier. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.