Microbiology & infectious diseases
Parasites-cutaneous / subcutaneous / soft tissue
Dermatophagoides
Author: Nat Pernick, M.D.
Last author update: 19 July 2019
Last staff update: 5 October 2020
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PubMed Search: Dermatophagoides[TI] pathology
Table of Contents
Terminology | Case reports | Microscopic (histologic) images | Videos | Differential diagnosisCite this page: Pernick N. Dermatophagoides. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/parasitologydermatophagoides.html. Accessed January 21st, 2025.
Terminology
- Dust mite
Case reports
- Arthropod was found in the urine specimen of a man with HIV and a history of dysuria (Pritt: Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites Blog - Case of the Week 548 [Accessed 19 July 2019])
Microscopic (histologic) images
Contributed by Bobbi Pritt, M.D. and Tara Ness, M.D.
Likely
Dermatophagoides
Dermatophagoides
versus
Sarcoptes scabiei
Videos
Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites Case
Differential diagnosis
- Sarcoptes scabiei (Pritt: Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites Blog - Answer to Case 548 [Accessed 19 July 2019]):
- Distinctive features include short triangular legs and round body shape
