Chigger bite

Chigger bite
Chigger bites showing characteristic raised and fluid-filled center.

Chigger bites are a cutaneous condition caused by trombiculid mites.[1]:453

See also

References

  1. ^ James, William D.; Berger, Timothy G.; et al. (2006). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: clinical Dermatology. Saunders Elsevier. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0. 
Arachnida
Sarcoptiformes: Sarcoptes scabiei (Scabies)
Dermanyssus gallinae · Liponyssoides sanguineus
Tick infestation
Crustacea
Linguatula serrata (Linguatulosis) · Porocephalus crotali/Armillifer armillatus (Porocephaliasis)

M: IFT

helm,arth (acar)

helm, arth (lice), zoon

helm, arth

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