Paederus dermatitis among residents of nursing hostel in central India: An outbreak investigation

Profile of 'Paederus dermatitis outbreak' in boys hostel of a rural medical college in the north India.

A Study on Paederus Dermatitis Outbreak in a Suburban Teaching Research Hospital, Kanchipuram, India

Paederus dermatitis, a kind of irritant contact dermatitis by Staphylinid beetle, is more prevalent in Asia-Pacific countries with the attributes of tropical climate. Brushing, pressing, or crushing of the beetle against the skin releases the pederin toxin (pederin) that can produce urticarial, vesicular, and bullous lesions. We conducted a 1-year retrospective study of 84 patients with Paederu...

Paederus Dermatitis

The problem of dermatitis is a common dermatological problem that can be seen worldwide. There are many kinds of dermatitis in clinical medicine. The paederus dermatitis is an interesting dermatitis. This kind of dermatitis is caused by poisonous insect[1]. The problematic causative insect that caused paederus dermatitis is called paederus insect[2]. This insect is a kind of bug that can be see...

Paederus dermatitis.

days to larvae and adults. Paederus beetles are beneficial to agriculture because they eat crop pests. Paederus dermatitis, also known as dermatitis linearis1 or blister beetle dermatitis2 is a peculiar irritant contact The species commonly causing Paederus dermatitis are Paederus dermatitis characterized by erythematous and bullous lesions melampus in India, Paederus brasilensis in South Ameri...

An outbreak of Paederus dermatitis in a primary school, Terengganu, Malaysia.

Outbreaks of Paederus dermatitis have been reported in several Asia-Pacific countries when rove beetles (genus Paederus) are accidentally brushed or crushed on the skin, releasing haemolymph pederin. An investigation was conducted in a school to ascertain the causative agent, establish the case definition, epidemiological characterisation of cases, entomological and environmental survey and dat...