Cheyletiella
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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)
