"Mites" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Any arthropod of the subclass ACARI except the TICKS. They are minute animals related to the spiders, usually having transparent or semitransparent bodies. They may be parasitic on humans and domestic animals, producing various irritations of the skin (MITE INFESTATIONS). Many mite species are important to human and veterinary medicine as both parasite and vector. Mites also infest plants.
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D008925
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.131.166.132.419
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mites" by people in Profiles.
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Rhee MK, Yeu E, Barnett M, Rapuano CJ, Dhaliwal DK, Nichols KK, Karpecki P, Mah FS, Chan A, Mun J, Gaddie IB. Demodex Blepharitis: A Comprehensive Review of the Disease, Current Management, and Emerging Therapies. Eye Contact Lens. 2023 Aug 01; 49(8):311-318.
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Ayres BD, Donnenfeld E, Farid M, Gaddie IB, Gupta PK, Holland E, Karpecki PM, Lindstrom R, Nichols KK, Pflugfelder SC, Starr CE, Yeu E. Clinical diagnosis and management of Demodex blepharitis: the Demodex Expert Panel on Treatment and Eyelid Health (DEPTH). Eye (Lond). 2023 10; 37(15):3249-3255.
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Parish LC, Davidovici B, Wolf R. Controversies in dermatology, part III. Clin Dermatol. 2010 Sep-Oct; 28(5):477.
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Bielory L, Deener A. Seasonal variation in the effects of major indoor and outdoor environmental variables on asthma. J Asthma. 1998; 35(1):7-48.
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Caraballo L, Puerta L, Jimenez S, Martinez B, Mercado D, Avjiouglu A, Marsh D. Cloning and IgE binding of a recombinant allergen from the mite Blomia tropicalis, homologous with fatty acid-binding proteins. Int Arch Allergy Immunol. 1997 Apr; 112(4):341-7.
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Agata H, Kondo N, Fukutomi O, Hayashi T, Shinoda S, Nishida T, Yomo A, Suzuki Y, Shimozawa N, Tomatsu S, et al. Comparison of allergic diseases and specific IgE antibodies in different parts of Japan. Ann Allergy. 1994 May; 72(5):447-51.
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Parish LC, Schwartzman RM. Zoonoses of dermatological interest. Semin Dermatol. 1993 Mar; 12(1):57-64.
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Caraballo L, Marrugo J, Jimenez S, Angelini G, Ferrara GB. Frequency of DPB1*0401 is significantly decreased in patients with allergic asthma in a mulatto population. Hum Immunol. 1991 Nov; 32(3):157-61.