Blister beetle dermatitis with mirror lesions in a cluster of travelers from Kenya.
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DOI: 10.1093/jtm/taab052
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… read more here.
Keywords: beetle dermatitis; mirror lesions; lesions cluster; blister beetle ... See more keywords
Blister Beetle Dermatitis Outbreaks in Mali.
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DOI: 10.1093/milmed/usac101
Abstract: INTRODUCTION Meloidae are distributed in temperate and arid regions but are also common in subtropical and tropical savannahs. These insects contain cantharidin, a vesicant substance that can cause poisoning by ingestion and dermatitis by direct… read more here.
Keywords: blister beetle; beetle dermatitis; dermatitis outbreaks; outbreaks mali ... See more keywords
Carpet beetle dermatitis mimicking bullous impetigo
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DOI: 10.1111/pde.14453
Abstract: A 13‐year‐old female patient presented with a 3‐month history of recurrent blisters, which ruptured into multiple superficial erosions with overlying crust located on the face, neck, and shoulder. Treatment for presumed bullous impetigo showed no… read more here.
Keywords: impetigo; bullous impetigo; carpet beetle; beetle dermatitis ... See more keywords