Dermatitis caused by the tropical fowl mite Ornithonyssus bursa (Berlese) (Acari: Macronyssidae): a case report in humans

Abstract: We herein report human dermatitis caused by the tropical fowl mite Ornithonyssus bursa (Berlese). The cases occurred in an apartment in a residential district of Porto Alegre City, State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, where three members of the same family presented with pruritic lesions on...

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Published in:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Main Authors: Márcia Bohrer Mentz, Guilherme Liberato da Silva, Carlos Eugênio Silva
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2015
Subjects:
Ornithonyssus bursa
Hematophagous mites
Human dermatitis
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Arctic
Mite
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0170-2015
https://doaj.org/article/ce0ab645501a4bd0b8049828413fdc53
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Summary:Abstract: We herein report human dermatitis caused by the tropical fowl mite Ornithonyssus bursa (Berlese). The cases occurred in an apartment in a residential district of Porto Alegre City, State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, where three members of the same family presented with pruritic lesions on the arms and legs. On inspecting the bathroom, several mites measuring approximately 1.0mm in length were observed coming from a nest of Rufous Hornero, Furnarius rufus (Gmelin). This is the first report of O. bursa in the urban area of Porto Alegre City, from a nest of F. rufus that bites humans.

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