Synonym(s)
Pigeon itch; Pigeon mite urticaria; Pigeon scabies
DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.
Epizoonosis due to contact with mite-infested pigeons (Dermanyssus avium; Argas reflexus)
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Especially at night strongly itchy urticarial exanthema on the trunk and the extremities caused by volvulus mites or ticks, which sometimes penetrate into homes. For bird mites man is a false host.
TherapyThis section has been translated automatically.
S.u. Gamasidiosis.
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