Insight into trombiculosis: Two case reports

Trombiculosis (also known as "tlazahuate" in Mexico) is an infestation of the skin by the larval stage of various species of mites (chiggers) belonging to the phylum Arthropoda, class Arachnida, subclass Acari, family Trombiculidae. Humans act as accidental hosts. Painless papules similar to molluscoid lesions caused by a hypersensitivity reaction to the mite's saliva can be found. We report the case of a 65-year-old woman and an 86-year-old man from Tizapan el Alto, Jalisco, who worked as farmers.