Prins M, Go I H, van Dooren-Greebe R J
Maria-Ziekenhuis, afd. Dermatologie, Tilburg.
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 1996 Dec 21;140(51):2550-2.
In three women with persistent pruritus, aged 49, 28 and 4 years, infestation with the bird or chicken mite (Dermanyssus gallinae) was demonstrated. These mites live in narrow openings and cracks close to the bird housing during the daytime. At night they attack the birds on whose blood they live. When their host disappears, they may attack men, notably when their breeding places are in or near houses. Mite bites result in urticarial and itchy papulovesicular skin eruptions. Treatment of bird mite infestation consists of removing the old nests. Treatment of the patients is symptomatic. Epizoonosis belongs in the differential diagnosis of pruritus; infestation with bird or chicken mites is one of the possibilities.
在三名分别为49岁、28岁和4岁的患有持续性瘙痒症的女性中，证实感染了禽螨（鸡皮刺螨）。这些螨虫白天生活在禽舍附近狭窄的缝隙中。夜间，它们会叮咬以其血液为食的禽类。当宿主消失时，它们可能会攻击人类，尤其是当其繁殖地在房屋内或房屋附近时。螨叮咬会导致荨麻疹和瘙痒性丘疹水疱性皮肤疹。治疗禽螨感染包括清除旧巢。对患者的治疗是对症治疗。动物寄生虫病属于瘙痒症鉴别诊断的范畴；感染禽螨或鸡螨是其中一种可能情况。
