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Mite infestations
Author(s) -
McClain Damon,
Dana Ali N.,
Goldenberg Gary
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
dermatologic therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.595
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1529-8019
pISSN - 1396-0296
DOI - 10.1111/j.1529-8019.2009.01245.x
Subject(s) - medicine , mite , dermatology , permethrin , etiology , infestation , pathology , biology , pesticide , botany , agronomy
Mite infestations are important in dermatology because these may cause dermatologic diseases that range from papulosquamous eruptions to urticarial lesions to bullous eruptions and may spread infectious diseases. These clinical manifestations are important to recognize because mite‐associated diseases may have systemic complications and may be confused with other dermatologic conditions. In treating mite infestations, oral antibiotics may be necessary. Prevention of infestation may be accomplished by pre‐treating clothing with permethrin, using insect repellent N,N‐Diethyl‐meta‐toluamide on clothing and skin, and treating animals infected with mites. This article will review etiology, clinical manifestation, and treatment of mite infestations.