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Blister beetle dermatitis with mirror lesions in a cluster of travelers from Kenya.

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After returning from Kenya, a 20-year old caucasian girl presented with multiple itching and burning erythematous skin lesions in her limbs, which progressively evolved to pustulous linear lesions, some of… Click to show full abstract

After returning from Kenya, a 20-year old caucasian girl presented with multiple itching and burning erythematous skin lesions in her limbs, which progressively evolved to pustulous linear lesions, some of them with mirror distribution. Toxic dermatitis linearis due to Paederus spp. was confirmed by the identification of rove beetles.

Keywords: beetle dermatitis; mirror lesions; lesions cluster; blister beetle; dermatitis; dermatitis mirror

Journal Title: Journal of travel medicine
Year Published: 2021

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