Is There a Connection Between Mites and Grover's Disease?
For three months I have experienced crawling, itching, and biting sensations daily (but mostly at night) over my body. This began the day after a somewhat unclean woman who messes around with pet wild turkeys, birds' nests, and chickens was here for several hours in my living-room. I do believe if I had not let her in, I would be well instead of tortured today.
I have had about 12 doctor visits seeing several different doctors for this problem. My conclusion is that I have contracted some kind of mites from her. The fierce biting sensations began for me when sitting on my couch exactly where she had sat the day before. Now a recent biopsy after 4 total biopsies "suggests" I may have Grover's disease. Of course that has no known cause, and logically then no known cure. I had had under my skin what appears to be burrowing mites though. Has anyone ever connected mites with Grover's disease or even considered that to be a possible cause?
It appears there might be according to this abstract!
Art
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11385234
Dermatology. 2001;202(3):252-4.
Grover's disease associated with Sarcoptes scabiei.
Kaddu S1, MÃÂ1/4llegger RR, Kerl H.
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Abstract
An 83-year-old man presented with a 4-month history of discrete, itchy papules mainly distributed on the trunk and upper extremities. Histopathologic examination of two biopsies from lesions on the trunk revealed mainly focal suprabasal acantholysis and an inflammatory infiltrate composed mainly of lymphocytes with a few eosinophils. The overall clinical and histopathologic features were consistent with Grover's disease. However, scrapings taken from the skin lesions showed numerous mites of Sarcoptes scabiei. Subsequent treatment with an antiscabies cream led to a rapid complete cure, and no skin lesions have been observed during a 6-month follow-up. A review of the literature revealed 2 other cases of cutaneous lesions fulfilling the clinical and histopathologic features of Grover's disease in which mites of S. scabiei were demonstrated. Our observation further highlights the unusual association of Grover's disease with S. scabiei mites and emphasises the importance of excluding this easily treatable skin infestation in all patients with Grover's disease.
Copyright 2001 S. Karger AG, Basel
PMID:
11385234
[PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Birmingham
12/19/2015
You may find Kleen Green skin disinfectant spray will ease the itching instantly. A natural product that is made of a blend of food enzymes to clear mites of all types. Its very easy to use by spraying all over the body a few times. It is also possible to spray your bed and wash your clothes with Kleen Green to prevent re-infestation. It leaves no smell or residue. I have found it to be an amazing product.
Tipton, Indiana
01/21/2016
United States
02/07/2024
I was diagnosed with Grover's disease from 2 biopsies. It is 1000% Cheyletiella Mites (hair clasping mite, walking dandruff) that I got from my dog, who had been itching recently. I thought it was scabies at first. Then I thought I'd caught a zoonotic version (canine scabies) from my dog. As it turns out, it's this Cheyletiella Mite. Baths with bleach and hydrogen peroxide, and CLOVE OIL are kicking them out.
