Tropical Rat Mite Dermatitis

Charlesworth, Ernest N.

doi:10.1001/archderm.1977.01640070071009

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“…During the night, mites search for their preferential hosts (wild and domestic rodents) to obtain a blood meal and are generally not active during daylight hours. If suitable preferential hosts are unavailable, the mites occasionally infest alternative hosts, such as dogs and humans (Charlesworth and Clegern 1977, Theis et al, 1981, Lopatina et al 1992, Chung et al 1998, Skirnisson 2001, Beck and Pfister 2004. The bite of these mites often causes tiny, clear blisters that are accompanied by a rash.…”

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“…The bite of these mites often causes tiny, clear blisters that are accompanied by a rash. There are multiple articles from around the world that describe human infestation with O. bacoti, (Charlesworth andClegern 1977, Beck andPfister 2004), in Moscow (Lopatina et al 1992), in Iceland (Skirnisson 2001, and in America (Chung et al 1998); however, only recently have investigators described the potential for disease transmission by Dermanyssus spp. mites.…”

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Bartonella henselae Infections In An Owner and Two Papillon Dogs Exposed to Tropical Rat Mites (Ornithonyssus bacoti)

Bradley

Mascarelli

Trull

et al. 2014

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

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After raccoons were trapped and removed from under a house in New York, the owner and her two Papillon dogs became infested with numerous rat mites (Ornithonyssus bacoti). Two weeks later, both dogs developed pruritus, progressively severe vesicular lesions, focal areas of skin exfoliation, swelling of the vulva or prepuce, abdominal pain, and behavioral changes. Two months after the mite infestation, the owner was hospitalized because of lethargy, fatigue, uncontrollable panic attacks, depression, headaches, chills, swollen neck lymph nodes, and vesicular lesions at the mite bite sites. Due to ongoing illness, 3 months after the mite infestation, alcohol-stored mites and blood and serum from both dogs and the owner were submitted for Bartonella serology and Bartonella alpha Proteobacteria growth medium (BAPGM) enrichment blood culture/PCR. Bartonella henselae DNA was amplified and sequenced from blood or culture specimens derived from both dogs, the owner, and pooled rat mites. Following repeated treatments with doxycycline, both dogs eventually became B. henselae seronegative and blood culture negative and clinical signs resolved. In contrast, the woman was never B. henselae seroreactive, but was again PCR positive for B. henselae 20 months after the mite infestation, despite prior treatment with doxycycline. Clinicians and vector biologists should consider the possibility that rat mites may play a role in Bartonella spp. transmission.

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Bartonella henselae Infections In An Owner and Two Papillon Dogs Exposed to Tropical Rat Mites (Ornithonyssus bacoti)

Bradley

Mascarelli

Trull

et al. 2014

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

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“…There are numerous case reports of papular urticaria resulting from unusual mite infestation, such as exposure to tropical rat mite after extermination of rats and a case of mite dermatitis in a child in California traced to bats living in the wall [33,34]. These situations occur after the preferred host dies out or is eliminated, and the animal ectoparasites go in search of an alternate food source.…”

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Papular urticaria and things that bite in the night

Demain

2003

Curr Allergy Asthma Rep

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Whether we are hiking in the back country or playing in our backyard, we run the risk of exposure to offending arthropods. Papular urticaria is a very common hypersensitivity reaction to the bites, stings, and contact with critters such as mites, ticks, spiders, fleas, mosquitoes, midges, flies, and even caterpillars. Children seem to be at greatest risk, although adults are also vulnerable. The classic presentation of papular urticaria includes recurrent pruritic papules or vesicles and varying degrees of local edema. Severity is often related to the host response to the salivary or contactant proteins. Our understanding of the immune mechanism continues to improve; however, our approach to therapy has remained essentially unchanged. Although this review admittedly reaches beyond papular urticaria, it is with the intention of improving the reader's recognition of the offending arthropods, the characteristics of reactions, and the current therapeutic approaches.

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“…There are numerous case reports of papular urticaria resulting from unusual mite infestation, such as exposure to tropical rat mite after extermination of rats (Charlesworth and Clegern 1977). A case of mite dermatitis in a child in California was traced to bats living in the wall (Keh 1974).…”

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Schroeder

2014

Encyclopedia of Medical Immunology

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Tropical Rat Mite Dermatitis

Cited by 27 publications

References 14 publications

Bartonella henselae Infections In An Owner and Two Papillon Dogs Exposed to Tropical Rat Mites (Ornithonyssus bacoti)

Bartonella henselae Infections In An Owner and Two Papillon Dogs Exposed to Tropical Rat Mites (Ornithonyssus bacoti)

Papular urticaria and things that bite in the night

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