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*Known as feline scabies

*Also common ectoparasite of tropical bats

*Parasite of cats, rats, man and rabbits


'''Recognition'''
*Similar to ''Sarcoptes''

*Less distinct angles on body surface

*Females have suckers on legs 1 and 2

*Females are about 225μm in length and males 150μm

*Anal opening is distinctly dorsal (not posterior)


'''Pathogenesis'''
*Infection begins on the ear tips and spreads over the body

*''Notoedres cati'' in [[Parasitic skin infections - Pathology#Notoedric mites|notoedric skin infestation]]

*Causes dermatitis

*Burrowing of females damages keratinocytes leading to cytokine release

*Hypersensitivity reaction may occur


'''Diagnosis'''
*Superficial skin scraping

*A single nest in a scraping may yield many mites[[Category:Burrowing_Mites]]
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