The oak leaf itch mite can cause a pruritic skin eruption.
Mite: Pyemotesherfsi
The mites may affect anyone near or under an oak tree, typically in warm weather.
Clinical features:
(1) intense pruritis
(2) erythematous skin lesions, including umbilicated papular eruptions and tiny vesicles
The mites are barely visible and so are easily missed.
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Specialty: Infectious Diseases
