{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,6]],"date-time":"2026-10-06T07:03:32Z","timestamp":1791270212084,"version":"4.1.0"},"reference-count":6,"publisher":"Wiley","issue":"3","license":[{"start":{"date-parts":[[2006,2,27]],"date-time":"2006-02-27T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1140998400000},"content-version":"vor","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"http:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/termsAndConditions#vor"}],"content-domain":{"domain":["onlinelibrary.wiley.com"],"crossmark-restriction":true},"short-container-title":["Int J Dermatology"],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2006,3]]},"abstract":"<jats:title>Abstract<\/jats:title><jats:p><jats:bold>Background\u2002<\/jats:bold>  <jats:italic>Limothrips cerealium<\/jats:italic> (or \u201cgrain thrips\u201d) is an insect of the phylum Arthropoda, known as parasite of plants of the family Gramineae; human infestation is not frequently described in literature.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Materials and methods\u2002<\/jats:bold> We report the case of a 59\u2010year\u2010old female farmer, come to observation because of intense itching and sensation of \u201cwalking insects\u201d on her head, with no objective cutaneous signs except lesions due to scratching. After repeated visits, in which negative results of clinical and laboratory tests suggested the diagnosis of \u201cdelusory syndrome\u201d (Ekbom's syndrome), we finally isolated on her head some insects, identified by stereomicroscopy as <jats:italic>L. cerealium<\/jats:italic>. Careful inspection of the house of our patient allowed us to identify, as possible source of parasites, a wheat field and a deposit of grains used for animal feeding. Temporarily removing the patient from her usual environment resulted in complete clinical resolution.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results\u2002<\/jats:bold> Peculiarity of symptoms caused by this parasite and consequent problems for a correct diagnosis are discussed, as well as possible solutions.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1365-4632.2006.02727.x","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2006,2,27]],"date-time":"2006-02-27T16:42:58Z","timestamp":1141058578000},"page":"197-199","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":12,"title":["Pseudo\u2010delusory syndrome caused by <i>Limothrips cerealium<\/i>"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"45","author":[{"given":"Fabrizio","family":"Guarneri","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Claudio","family":"Guarneri","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Graziella","family":"Mento","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Antonino","family":"Ioli","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2006,2,27]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_4_2_2","unstructured":"Insect files \u2013 Order Thysanoptera \u2013 Thrips http:\/\/www.kendall\u2010bioresearch.co.uk\/thysop.htm last accessed May 28th2005."},{"key":"e_1_2_4_3_2","unstructured":"Limothrips cerealium (Haliday) \u2013 Grain thrips http:\/\/www.gladescropcare.com\/gthrp.html last accessed May 28th2005."},{"key":"e_1_2_4_4_2","first-page":"137","article-title":"Lesioni pruriginose nell\u2019uomo associate a Limothrips cerealium (Insecta, Thysanoptera)","volume":"8","author":"Trentini M","year":"1994","journal-title":"Biologia Oggi"},{"key":"e_1_2_4_5_2","unstructured":"Web site of INRA (Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique) \u2013http:\/\/www.inra.fr."},{"key":"e_1_2_4_6_2","article-title":"Limothrips cerealium \u2013 a ticklish problem","volume":"75","author":"Walters EM","year":"1979","journal-title":"Nurs Times"},{"key":"e_1_2_4_7_2","first-page":"76","article-title":"Pests at Baltic sea coast. II. Summary of most important groups on insects besides Coleoptera and Diptera","volume":"17","author":"Eichler W","year":"1976","journal-title":"Angew Parasitol"}],"container-title":["International Journal of Dermatology"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/api.wiley.com\/onlinelibrary\/tdm\/v1\/articles\/10.1111%2Fj.1365-4632.2006.02727.x","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/pdf\/10.1111\/j.1365-4632.2006.02727.x","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2023,10,10]],"date-time":"2023-10-10T01:16:06Z","timestamp":1696900566000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1111\/j.1365-4632.2006.02727.x"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2006,2,27]]},"references-count":6,"journal-issue":{"issue":"3","published-print":{"date-parts":[[2006,3]]}},"alternative-id":["10.1111\/j.1365-4632.2006.02727.x"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/j.1365-4632.2006.02727.x","archive":["Portico"],"relation":{},"ISSN":["0011-9059","1365-4632"],"issn-type":[{"value":"0011-9059","type":"print"},{"value":"1365-4632","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2006,2,27]]},"assertion":[{"value":"2006-02-27","order":2,"name":"published","label":"Published","group":{"name":"publication_history","label":"Publication History"}}]}}