Parassitologia. 2001 Sep; 43(3): 113-5.

[Persistent scalp infestation by Dermanyssus gallinae in an Emilian country-woman]

Pampiglione S, Pampiglione G, Pagani M, Rivasi F.

Dipartimento di SanitÃ Pubblica Veterinaria, UniversitÃ di Bologna, Via Tolara di Sopra 50, 40064 Ozzano Emilia, BO, Italy. jacq.pampi@libero.it

A case of persistent infestation of the scalp due to Dermanyssus gallinae.--Infestation due to Dermanyssus gallinae, the common red mite of poultry, in a country-woman aged 69 years from Crevalcore (Emilia-Romagna region, Northern Italy), is described. The case was unusual either for its location, the scalp, and for its persistence, 9 months. Specimens of the mite were also found in the henhouse adjacent to the patient's house. Apparently the woman recovered by means of daily washing of camomile tea.