Abstract
Rat mite dermatitis has been reported in the literature only five times, and its occurrence in the United States, but three times. Cases have been reported by Cleland 1 and by Hirst 2 in Australia, by Bishopp 3 and by Shelmire and Dove 4 in Texas and by Weber 5 in Chicago. These isolated reports indicate a rarity of the disease, but the fact of its occurrence in widely separated parts of the world should lead one to expect it wherever the brown rat is found. The disease should be ubiquitous, and I believe the general failure to recognize it is simply because of unfamiliarity with it. Therefore, I am reporting the following case and reviewing the literature. REPORT OF A CASE Miss L. G., a dietitian 42 years of age, first consulted me on April 24, 1942. About eight weeks previously she and her mother had noticed an itching
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