Many mites can bite human skin and cause cutaneous reaction and/or disease. Mites which cannot bite humans may also transmit disease or cause allergies.
| Scientific name | Common name(s) | Disease(s) caused and/or transmitted |
|---|---|---|
| Acarus siro | Flour mite | Baker's itch |
| Glyciphagus domesticus | Grocer's itch | |
| Carpoglyphus passularum | Fruit mite | Grocer's itch |
| Cheyletiella spp | Walking dandruff (Cheyletiella dermatitis, cheyletiellosis) | |
| Cheyletus eruditus | Grain itch | |
| Dermanyssus gallinae | Bird mite Red Poultry mite |
Gamasoidosis |
| Dermatophagoides farinae | American house dust mite | Oral mite anaphylaxis (OMA), Asthma |
| Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus | European house dust mite | Oral mite anaphylaxis (OMA), Asthma |
| Laelaps echidnina | Spiny rat mite | Rodent mite dermatitis |
| Lepidoglyphus destructor | Hay mite | |
| Leptotrombidium deliense | Chigger Trombiculid mite |
Scrub typhus |
| Liponyssoides sanguineus (Allodermanyssus sanguineus) | House mouse mite | Rodent mite dermatitis, Rickettsialpox |
| Ornithonyssus bacoti | Tropical rat mite | Rodent mite dermatitis |
| Ornithonyssus bursa | Bird mite Tropical fowl mite |
Gamasoidosis |
| Ornithonyssus sylviarum | Bird mite
Northern fowl mite |
Gamasoidosis |
| Psoroptidae spp | Carpet mite | Feather pillow dermatitis |
| Pyemotes herfsi | Itch mite | Grain itch |
| Sarcoptes scabiei | Itch mite | Scabies |
| Trombicula alfreddugesi | Chigger Harvest mite |
Grain itch |
| Trombicula autumnalis | Chigger Harvest mite |
Grain itch |
| Tyrophagus neiswanderi | Cheese mite | Grain itch |
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See also
- List of conditions associated with café au lait macules
- List of contact allergens
- List of cutaneous conditions associated with increased risk of nonmelanoma skin cancer
- List of cutaneous conditions associated with internal malignancy
- List of cutaneous conditions caused by mutations in keratins
- List of cutaneous neoplasms associated with systemic syndromes
- List of cutaneous conditions caused by problems with junctional proteins
- List of dental abnormalities associated with cutaneous conditions
- List of genes mutated in cutaneous conditions
- List of genes mutated in pigmented cutaneous lesions
- List of histologic stains that aid in diagnosis of cutaneous conditions
- List of human leukocyte antigen alleles associated with cutaneous conditions
- List of immunofluorescence findings for autoimmune bullous conditions
- List of inclusion bodies that aid in diagnosis of cutaneous conditions
- List of keratins expressed in the human integumentary system
- List of migrating cutaneous conditions
- List of radiographic findings associated with cutaneous conditions
- List of specialized glands within the human integumentary system
- List of spiders associated with cutaneous reactions
- List of target antigens in pemphigoid
- List of target antigens in pemphigus
- List of verrucous carcinoma subtypes
- List of xanthoma variants associated with hyperlipoproteinemia subtypes
References
- Bolognia, Jean L.; et al. (2007). Dermatology. St. Louis: Mosby. ISBN 978-1-4160-2999-1.
- James, William D.; et al. (2006). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology. Saunders Elsevier. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.
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