Dermatitis caused by Ctenocephalides felis (cat flea) in human

Background: Human infestation to ectoparasites such as ticks, lice, cimex, fleas, mites and others agents may result in intensive allergic reaction with symptoms of itching, skin infection and severe irritation. In this case report, we present a case of dermatitis caused by cat flea. Case presentati...

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Autores principales: Youssefi, Mohammad Reza, Ebrahimpour, Soheil, Rezaei, Mojtaba, Ahmadpour, Ehsan, Rakhshanpour, Arash, Rahimi, Mohammad Taghi
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Babol University of Medical Sciences 2014
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4247491/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25489439
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author Youssefi, Mohammad Reza
Ebrahimpour, Soheil
Rezaei, Mojtaba
Ahmadpour, Ehsan
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Rahimi, Mohammad Taghi
author_facet Youssefi, Mohammad Reza
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description Background: Human infestation to ectoparasites such as ticks, lice, cimex, fleas, mites and others agents may result in intensive allergic reaction with symptoms of itching, skin infection and severe irritation. In this case report, we present a case of dermatitis caused by cat flea. Case presentation: A three-member family referred to dermatology clinic in Babol due to dermal complications. They complained of irritation and the unrest caused by intense itching. Samples of tiny live insects were detected from their clothing which was recognized as C. felis (cat flea). Conclusion: This report highlights the importance of ectoparasites causing dermatitis.
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spelling pubmed-42474912014-12-08 Dermatitis caused by Ctenocephalides felis (cat flea) in human Youssefi, Mohammad Reza Ebrahimpour, Soheil Rezaei, Mojtaba Ahmadpour, Ehsan Rakhshanpour, Arash Rahimi, Mohammad Taghi Caspian J Intern Med Case Report Background: Human infestation to ectoparasites such as ticks, lice, cimex, fleas, mites and others agents may result in intensive allergic reaction with symptoms of itching, skin infection and severe irritation. In this case report, we present a case of dermatitis caused by cat flea. Case presentation: A three-member family referred to dermatology clinic in Babol due to dermal complications. They complained of irritation and the unrest caused by intense itching. Samples of tiny live insects were detected from their clothing which was recognized as C. felis (cat flea). Conclusion: This report highlights the importance of ectoparasites causing dermatitis. Babol University of Medical Sciences 2014 /pmc/articles/PMC4247491/ /pubmed/25489439 Text en This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/) which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Rahimi, Mohammad Taghi
Dermatitis caused by Ctenocephalides felis (cat flea) in human
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title_full_unstemmed Dermatitis caused by Ctenocephalides felis (cat flea) in human
title_short Dermatitis caused by Ctenocephalides felis (cat flea) in human
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25489439
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