Baker's itch

{{short description|Skin condition caused by the flour mite}} {{Infobox medical condition |name = |synonym = |image = |image_size = |alt = |caption = |pronounce = |specialty = Dermatology |symptoms = |complications = |onset = |duration = |types = |causes = bites of ''Acarus siro'' |risks = |diagnosis = |differential = |prevention = |treatment = |medication = |prognosis = |frequency = |deaths = }} '''Baker's itch''' is a cutaneous reaction caused by bites of ''Acarus siro'', the flour mite.<ref>{{cite book|author=Robert L. Rietschel|author2=Joseph F. Fowler Jr.|title=Fisher's contact dermatitis|date=2008|publisher=BC Decker Inc.|location=Hamilton|isbn=9781550093780|page=428|edition=6th}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Hill|first1=Dennis S.|title=Pests of Stored Foodstuffs and Their Control|date=2003|publisher=Kluwer Academic Publishers|location=Dordrecht|isbn=9780306481314|page=129}}</ref>

== See also == * List of mites associated with cutaneous reactions * List of cutaneous conditions

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{{Mite-related diseases and infestations}}

Category:Parasitic infestations, stings, and bites of the skin

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