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An outbreak of blister beetle dermatitis in travellers

Published:2020-05-28 Issue:6 Volume:27 Page:
ISSN:1195-1982
Container-title:Journal of Travel Medicine
language:en
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Author:

Gobbi Federico¹,Buonfrate Dora¹,Riccardi Niccolò¹,Moro Lucia¹,Angheben Andrea¹

Affiliation:

1. Department of Infectious/Tropical Diseases and Microbiology, IRCCS Sacro Cuore-Don Calabria Hospital, Via Don A. Sempreboni, 5, 37024 Negrar di Valpolicella, Italy

Abstract

We report an outbreak of Paederus dermatitis in tourists from Zanzibar. This is characterized by linear and round skin lesions with burning and itching sensation, caused by the toxin pederin released by beetles. Contact with beetle very often goes unnoticed. Rarely observed in travellers, Paederus dermatitis is easily misdiagnosed.

Funder

Italian Ministry of Health ‘Fondi Ricerca Corrente - Linea 1, progetto 8’ to IRCCS Sacro Cuore Don Calabria Hospital

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Subject

General Medicine

Link

http://academic.oup.com/jtm/advance-article-pdf/doi/10.1093/jtm/taaa079/33418511/taaa079.pdf

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