# Baker's itch

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{{short description|Skin condition caused by the flour mite}}
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'''Baker's itch''' is a cutaneous reaction caused by bites of ''[Acarus siro](/source/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](/source/List_of_mites_associated_with_cutaneous_reactions)
* [List of cutaneous conditions](/source/List_of_cutaneous_conditions)

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

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