Grocer's itch is a cutaneous condition characterized by a pruriticdermatitis that occurs from coming into contact with mites such as Carpoglyphus passularum (a fruit mite) or Glycyphagus domesticus (a common house mite). Contact usually occurs when handling food with mites in it, such as figs, dates, prunes, grain, cheese, or other dried foods.[1]: 454 [2]
grocer, itch, cutaneous, condition, characterized, pruritic, dermatitis, that, occurs, from, coming, into, contact, with, mites, such, carpoglyphus, passularum, fruit, mite, glycyphagus, domesticus, common, house, mite, contact, usually, occurs, when, handling. Grocer s itch is a cutaneous condition characterized by a pruritic dermatitis that occurs from coming into contact with mites such as Carpoglyphus passularum a fruit mite or Glycyphagus domesticus a common house mite Contact usually occurs when handling food with mites in it such as figs dates prunes grain cheese or other dried foods 1 454 2 Grocer s itchSpecialtyDermatologySee also EditGrain itch Gamasoidosis List of mites associated with cutaneous reactionsReferences Edit James William D Berger Timothy G et al 2006 Andrews Diseases of the Skin clinical Dermatology Saunders Elsevier ISBN 0 7216 2921 0 grocer s itch in Mosby s Medical Nursing amp Allied Health Dictionary Fourth Edition Mosby YearBook Inc 1994 p 695 This infection related cutaneous condition article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Grocer 27s itch amp oldid 1029439578, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
