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.
+ Mites associated with cutaneous reactions 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 miteRed 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 ChiggerTrombiculid 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 miteTropical fowl mite GamasoidosisOrnithonyssus sylviarumBird mite Northern fowl miteGamasoidosis Psoroptidae spp Carpet mite Feather pillow dermatitis Pyemotes herfsi Itch mite Grain itch Sarcoptes scabiei Itch mite Scabies Trombicula alfreddugesi ChiggerHarvest mite Grain itch Trombicula autumnalis ChiggerHarvest mite Grain itch Tyrophagus neiswanderi Cheese mite Grain itch
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
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