Mazyad Said A, Abel El-Kadi Mohamed
Research and Training Center on Vectors of Diseases, Ain Shams Universty, Cairo 11566, Egypt.
J Egypt Soc Parasitol. 2005 Apr;35(1):213-22.
Cutaneous manifestations of bird and rat mite infestation in man are not easily recognized by physicians or patients. Clinical signs and symptoms are developed secondary to bites of mites that have infested rats, domestic poultry or birds nesting in or near human habitation and comes into contact with man. This study details 4 cases of pruritic dermatitis developed in four field workers in poultry farms in Al-Marg district, Qalyobia governorate, Egypt. The zoonotic species of Ornithoyssus sp., (Family Macronyssidae) was isolated from all samples collected from patients' habitat and the role played by Ornithonyssus mites in causing dermatitis in man was discussed.
鸟类和鼠螨侵袭人类引起的皮肤表现不易被医生或患者识别。临床体征和症状是由已侵袭大鼠、家禽或在人类居住地或附近筑巢并与人接触的鸟类的螨叮咬继发产生的。本研究详细介绍了埃及盖勒尤比省马尔格区四个家禽养殖场的四名野外工作者发生的瘙痒性皮炎病例。从患者栖息地采集的所有样本中分离出了禽刺螨属(巨刺螨科)的人畜共患病种,并讨论了禽刺螨在引起人类皮炎中所起的作用。