Emerging infectious diseases · 2008 · 65 citations · 9 references
Veterinary MedicineDermatologyEntomologyMedical EntomologyParasitic Skin DiseaseParasitologyInfectious DermatosesMedical ParasitologyParasitic DermatitisParasitic PathologyPruritic Skin DiseaseZoonotic Parasitic DiseasesInfestation-related DermatosesParasitic DermatosesPruritic DermatitisPruritic DermatosesPruritus EpidemiologyPruritus In Parasitic Infestation
We investigated 42 patients who had unusual pruritic dermatitis associated with a specific clinical sign (comet sign) in 23 houses in southeastern France from May through September 2007. Pyemotes ventricosus, a parasite of the furniture beetle Anobium punctatum, was the cause of this condition.
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EPIDEMIOLOGICAL AND CLINICAL STUDY OF GRAIN ITCH
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A case of Pyemotes dermatitis.
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