Human infestation by Ophionyssus natricis snake mite.
A family presented with a papular vesiculo-bullous eruption of the skin, found to be caused by the snake mite, Ophionyssus natricis (Cervais, 1844). A pet python was the primary host. Treatment of the animal and its environment led to clearance of the human skin lesions.
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008924:Mite Infestations / Q000635:transmission*; D008925:Mites; D012876:Skin Diseases, Parasitic / Q000635:transmission; D012911:Snakes / Q000469:parasitology*