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Background

  • Mites
  • Live on dogs, cats, and rabbits, but can incidentally infect humans
    • On animals, usually on the backs and can cause dandruff-like scales ("walking dermatitis" or dorsal seborrhea sicca)
  • Causes cheyletiellosis, or Cheylatiella dermatitis
  • Can be asymptomatic
  • Multiple erythematous pruritic papules on arms, trunk, and buttocks
  • May have area of central necrosis
  • Presents similar to scabies, but recurs despite treatment
  • Diagnosis made based on diagnosis of pet (dorsal seborrhea sicca)