Pigeon mite drossB88.0

Author:Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

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Pigeon itch; Pigeon mite urticaria; Pigeon scabies

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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.

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S.u. Gamasidiosis.

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

Author: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer