STRAW MITE DERMATITIS
\stɹˈɔː mˈa͡ɪt dˌɜːmɐtˈa͡ɪtɪs], \stɹˈɔː mˈaɪt dˌɜːmɐtˈaɪtɪs], \s_t_ɹ_ˈɔː m_ˈaɪ_t d_ˌɜː_m_ɐ_t_ˈaɪ_t_ɪ_s]\
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An inflammation of the skin produced by an almost microscopic mite found in straw. It is characterized by intense itching and the presence of urticarial wheals, sometimes by macules or papules, most of which are surmounted by a characteristic central minute vesicle, which quickly becomes pustular. The eruption appears about 16 hours after exposure and is most abundant on the trunk.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
Nearby Words
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