Lesiones en la piel causadas por ácaros de palomas

Alejandro Oxilia; Paula Carolina  Luna; María Emilia Debernardi; Virginia Mariana González; Margarita Larralde

doi:10.47196/da.v27i4.2134

Authors

Alejandro Oxilia Alemán Hospital, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Paula Carolina Luna Alemán Hospital, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
María Emilia Debernardi Alemán Hospital, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Virginia Mariana González Alemán Hospital, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Margarita Larralde Alemán Hospital, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47196/da.v27i4.2134

Keywords:

Dermanyssus gallinae, prurigo, bird mites, pigeon mites, ectoparasites

Abstract

Acute prurigo is an extremely frequent dermatosis with multiple etiologies, including bird mites. Recently, there has been an increase in the reported cases of human infestation cases caused by bird acarus. Many parasites colonize birds and the infestation to humans produces papular lesions. Dermanyssus gallinae is the most common acarus involved. We report a woman with papular lesions in trunk and extremities after contact with a bird nest.

Author Biographies

Alejandro Oxilia, Alemán Hospital, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Physician of the second year of the Oncology Dermatology and Dermatoscopy Fellowship

Paula Carolina Luna, Alemán Hospital, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Staff Physician, Coordinator of the Psoriasis and In ammatory Dermatoses Fellowship

María Emilia Debernardi, Alemán Hospital, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Physician of the second year of the Psoriasis and In ammatory Dermatoses Fellowship

Virginia Mariana González, Alemán Hospital, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Coordinator of the Dermatology Oncology and Dermatoscopy Sector

Margarita Larralde, Alemán Hospital, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Head of the Dermatology Service

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