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, vesi...
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| author | Asgar Ali Sujitha Kathirvel Devika T Sivasankaran M P Balan K Praveen Kumar G S Saleem M Joseph P Innocent Vijayalakshmi T S |
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| description | 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 Paederus dermatitis attending our hospital to study the clinical patterns of dermatitis and epidemiological prevalence. It mostly affects the hostel students residing within the campus near the paddy fields. Itching was most common symptom, involving mainly the neck and arms. Linear erythematous lesions were the common sign involving the extremities (40.1%), neck (36.4%) and trunk (32.1%). Vesicles and pustule formation was seen in (51.19%) of the patients, respectively. The most striking feature of Paederus dermatitis, the Kissing lesions were seen in (2.4%) of the patients. Periorbital involvement was seen in (17.4%) of the cases. Paederus beetles were frequently seen in the campus attracted by incandescent and fluorescent lights. Simple preventive measures such as use of insecticide like pyrethroid, clearing of excess vegetation would check the Paederus infection. Clinical education and awareness regarding this condition will prevent misdiagnosis. [Med-Science 2013; 2(3.000): 764-9] |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7a00cd5c3cf94690a90610008c2ccb622024-02-03T07:28:57ZengSociety of Turaz BilimMedicine Science2147-06342013-09-0123764910.5455/medscience.2013.02.807631794A study on Paederus dermatitis outbreak in a suburban teaching research hospital, Kanchipuram, India.Asgar Ali0Sujitha Kathirvel1Devika T2Sivasankaran M P3Balan K4Praveen Kumar G S5Saleem M6Joseph P Innocent7Vijayalakshmi T S8Department of Microbiology, Karpaga Vinayaga Institute of Medical Sciences Department of Microbiology, Karpaga Vinayaga Institute of Medical Sciences Dept. of Pharmacology, Karpaga Vinayaga Institute of Medical Sciences Department of Microbiology, Karpaga Vinayaga Institute of Medical Sciences Department of Microbiology, Karpaga Vinayaga Institute of Medical Sciences Dept. of Biochemistry, Karpaga Vinayaga Institute of Medical Sciences Department of Microbiology, Karpaga Vinayaga Institute of Medical Sciences Department of Microbiology, Karpaga Vinayaga Institute of Medical Sciences Department of Microbiology, Karpaga Vinayaga Institute of Medical SciencesPaederus 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 Paederus dermatitis attending our hospital to study the clinical patterns of dermatitis and epidemiological prevalence. It mostly affects the hostel students residing within the campus near the paddy fields. Itching was most common symptom, involving mainly the neck and arms. Linear erythematous lesions were the common sign involving the extremities (40.1%), neck (36.4%) and trunk (32.1%). Vesicles and pustule formation was seen in (51.19%) of the patients, respectively. The most striking feature of Paederus dermatitis, the Kissing lesions were seen in (2.4%) of the patients. Periorbital involvement was seen in (17.4%) of the cases. Paederus beetles were frequently seen in the campus attracted by incandescent and fluorescent lights. Simple preventive measures such as use of insecticide like pyrethroid, clearing of excess vegetation would check the Paederus infection. Clinical education and awareness regarding this condition will prevent misdiagnosis. [Med-Science 2013; 2(3.000): 764-9]http://www.ejmanager.com/fulltextpdf.php?mno=31794Paederus dermatitislinear dermatitisretrospective study |
| spellingShingle | Asgar Ali Sujitha Kathirvel Devika T Sivasankaran M P Balan K Praveen Kumar G S Saleem M Joseph P Innocent Vijayalakshmi T S A study on Paederus dermatitis outbreak in a suburban teaching research hospital, Kanchipuram, India. Medicine Science Paederus dermatitis linear dermatitis retrospective study |
| title | A study on Paederus dermatitis outbreak in a suburban teaching research hospital, Kanchipuram, India. |
| title_full | A study on Paederus dermatitis outbreak in a suburban teaching research hospital, Kanchipuram, India. |
| title_fullStr | A study on Paederus dermatitis outbreak in a suburban teaching research hospital, Kanchipuram, India. |
| title_full_unstemmed | A study on Paederus dermatitis outbreak in a suburban teaching research hospital, Kanchipuram, India. |
| title_short | A study on Paederus dermatitis outbreak in a suburban teaching research hospital, Kanchipuram, India. |
| title_sort | study on paederus dermatitis outbreak in a suburban teaching research hospital kanchipuram india |
| topic | Paederus dermatitis linear dermatitis retrospective study |
| url | http://www.ejmanager.com/fulltextpdf.php?mno=31794 |
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