Dermatitis Due to Dermanyssus Gallinae of Pigeons

Dermanysuss gallinaeattacks humans. Mind the gap!

“…People attacked by D. gallinae mites present erythematous eruptions consisting of 1-3 mm papules ( Figure 2) (Bardach, 1981;Collgros et al, 2013), sometimes with a visible central puncture mark or vesicles (Deoreo, 1958;Kowalska & Kupis, 1976;Haag-Wackernagel & Bircher, 2010;Cafiero et al, 2018); urticarioid manifestations have also been described (Rockwell, 1953;Deoreo, 1958;Sexton & Barton, 1975;Auger et al, 1979;Ahmed et al, 2018). Bites can be painful (Berndt, 1952) and skin lesions may occur in any area of the body, except in the interdigital spaces, genitals or skin folds; itching is commonly intense, with reported cutaneous excoriations due to scratching (Gavrilović et al, 2015).…”

Dermanyssus gallinae (D. avium)

“…(2) there was a preferance for young children, which might mean th at the reaction to the bites decreases with age [12] or, th at the mites prefer young beings as they prefer attacking young birds [8].…”

"Pigeon Mites" Causing a Pruritic Dermatitis

“…There was no rash about the breasts, axillae, or pubic area. After very careful inspection, 3 small, live insects were found on the upper thighs. It was learned on questioning the patient that 4 adult and 2 newly hatched pigeons were nesting on a stone ledge just outside of the patient's bedroom window.…”

“…There have been numerous reports of its success [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] and few reports of its failure.14-16 The Council on Drugs of the American Medical Association has cautioned that there is insufficient evidence to prove that cessation of bleeding could be attributed to the action of this drug.17 Most of the reports of its success have been in uncontrolled series in which the evaluations were made by surgeons who knew which patients had received carbazochrome, and in series of patients given carbazochrome to control hemorrhages that ordinarily stop spontaneously. To eliminate these prejudicial circum-stances, an objective clinical study was undertaken to evaluate the hemostatic action of carbazochrome in plastic surgical procedures of many types.…”