Astigmata and Prostigmata Acari of Medical Importance in Peru

Authors

  • Zoila Guillén Instituto de Medicina Tropical "Daniel Alcides Carrión", Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú
  • Giuliana Romero Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú
  • Elizabeth Pareja Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú
  • Miguel Valencia Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú
  • Martha López Universidad Nacional del Cuzco "San Antonio Abad", Cuzco, Perú
  • Roxana Suárez Universidad Particular Ricardo Palma, Lima, Perú

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/anales.v58i2.4698

Keywords:

Acari, Astigmata, Prostigmata, Morphology, Habitat, Medical Importance

Abstract

This article present species of Astigmata and Prostigmata acari that produce human pathology in Peru. Patients who were seen at Instituto de Medicina Tropical Daniel A. Carrion, Huinco, and domestic dust of Lima, Lambayeque, Trujillo and Ucayali, were evaluated, as well as related articles published up to now. In this work, we found the follow Astigmata: Tyrophagus putrescentiae, Acarus siro, Suidasia sp., Dermatophagoides pteromyssinus, Glycyphagus domesticus and Sarcoptes scabiei, and Prostigmata: Demodex brevis, Demodex folliculorum, Tarsonemus sp., and Trombicula irritans.

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1997-06-16

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Guillén Z, Romero G, Pareja E, Valencia M, López M, Suárez R. Astigmata and Prostigmata Acari of Medical Importance in Peru. An Fac med [Internet]. 1997 Jun. 16 [cited 2024 Jun. 30];58(2):112-7. Available from: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/anales/article/view/4698