Preferred Label : Bird mite dermatitis;
ICD-11 definition : An inflammatory, intensely pruritic reaction to contact with any of a variety of parasitic
avian mites. Bird mite dermatitis presents typically as a profuse asymmetrical urticarial,
papular or papulovesicular eruption. The diagnosis is frequently obscured by secondary
excoriation and impetiginizion. Commoner causes include Dermanyssus gallinae (the
red poultry mite) and Ornithonyssus sylviarum (the northern fowl mite).;
ICD-11 synonym : Dermatitis due to Dermanyssus gallinae; liponyssoides sanguineus infestation; Dermatitis due to Liponyssoides sanguineus; poultryman's itch; Poultry mite dermatitis; infestation by dermanyssus gallinae; Avian mite dermatitis;
Origin ID : 826218016;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
An inflammatory, intensely pruritic reaction to contact with any of a variety of parasitic
avian mites. Bird mite dermatitis presents typically as a profuse asymmetrical urticarial,
papular or papulovesicular eruption. The diagnosis is frequently obscured by secondary
excoriation and impetiginizion. Commoner causes include Dermanyssus gallinae (the
red poultry mite) and Ornithonyssus sylviarum (the northern fowl mite).
