"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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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mites" by people in Profiles.
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Clinical diagnosis and management of Demodex blepharitis: the Demodex Expert Panel on Treatment and Eyelid Health (DEPTH). Eye (Lond). 2023 Oct; 37(15):3249-3255.
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Indoor pollutant exposure is associated with heightened respiratory symptoms in atopic compared to non-atopic individuals with COPD. BMC Pulm Med. 2014 Sep 10; 14:147.
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Shellfish allergy in children. Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2009 Aug; 20(5):408-14; quiz 414.
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Mouse allergen exposure and mouse skin test sensitivity in suburban, middle-class children with asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2004 May; 113(5):910-5.
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Allergen skin test reaction patterns in children (
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Molecular basis of arthropod cross-reactivity: IgE-binding cross-reactive epitopes of shrimp, house dust mite and cockroach tropomyosins. Int Arch Allergy Immunol. 2002 Sep; 129(1):38-48.
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Laboratory transmission of eastern equine encephalomyelitis virus to chickens by chicken mites (Acari: Dermanyssidae). J Med Entomol. 1993 Jan; 30(1):281-5.
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