Publications

[differential diagnosis of medically relevant flea species and their significance in dermatology].	different flea species may infest humans temporarily. such arthropods should be considered as a possible cause of erythematous and pruritic papules and nodules of unclear origin. bites from animal fleas can be seen in people with close contact to domestic or wild animals. this dermatosis may often be misdiagnosed. several flea species including pulex irritans, ctenocephalides canis, ctenocephalides felis, ceratophyllus gallinae, ceratophyllus columbae and archaeopsylla erinacei may infest human ...	1997	9441163
human infestation by pigeon fleas (ceratophyllus columbae) from feral pigeons.	the report concerns a married couple who were repeatedly invaded by pigeon fleas (ceratophyllus columbae) over a period of 2 months. the source of the fleas was a pair of breeding feral pigeons (columba livia). the birds' nest was located in the attic immediately above the couple's apartment, and the fleas found their way along an unsealed heating pipe. the people encountered up to 40 bites per night. with invasions repeated almost every night, the man gradually developed an allergic urticarial ...	2004	15627347