Journal of Clinical Case Reports

Maria Assunta Cafiero

Publications

• Case Report
  Outbreaks of Dermanyssus gallinae (Acari, Mesostigmata) Related Dermatitis in Humans in Public and Private Residences, in Italy (2001-2017): An Expanding Skin Affliction
  Author(s): Maria Assunta Cafiero, Domenico Galante, Donato Antonio Raele, Nardella MC, Piccirilli E and Michele LomutoMaria Assunta Cafiero, Domenico Galante, Donato Antonio Raele, Nardella MC, Piccirilli E and Michele Lomuto
  
  Avian mite dermatitis is a skin affliction of mammals, including humans caused by bites of nidicoulous, haematophagous mites in the suborder Mesostigmata, which naturally parasitize birds. The red-mite, Dermanyssus gallinae is the most common species implicated in episodes of dermatitis in city-dwellers, worldwide. Symptoms manifest in the form of pruritic, erythematous papules on exposed/covered body areas. We report 20 urban outbreaks of red-mite dermatitis occurring in Southern Italy from 2001 to 2017 (June) and diagnosed through parasitological identification by veterinarian entomologists. The patients, a total of 54 subjects, were infested in their homes/ workplaces by both mites emigrating indoors from deserted nests of sinantropic birds close to the infested edifices and from pet canaries. Red-mites may be the explanation of cases of pruriginous dermatitis of obscure o.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-7920.10001035

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