Clinical description and treatment outcomes of Paederus dermatitis in Phuentsholing, Bhutan in 2021: A cross‐sectional study
Abstract An increasing number of beetle population and outbreaks of irritant contact dermatitis are reported from newer geographic locations. Bhutan is one such country that witnessed an outbreak of Paederus dermatitis (PD) in Phuentsholing sub‐district in 2021. This study describes the clinical sym...
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| author | Kinley Gyeltshen Ngawang Sangye Kunzang C. Tenzin Thinley Dorji |
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| description | Abstract An increasing number of beetle population and outbreaks of irritant contact dermatitis are reported from newer geographic locations. Bhutan is one such country that witnessed an outbreak of Paederus dermatitis (PD) in Phuentsholing sub‐district in 2021. This study describes the clinical symptoms, skin lesions and treatment outcomes of PD in Bhutan. This was a descriptive cross‐sectional study of an outbreak of Paederus‐related contact dermatitis in Phuentsholing, Bhutan. Clinical symptoms, skin lesions, duration of illness, recovery time and response to treatment were recorded. Of the 81 patients with PD, the males constituted 54% (44) and the mean age was 22 years (range: 1–51 years). The commonly affected groups were those aged 11–20 years (40.7%) and school or college students (50.6%). The common symptoms were pain, itching, redness, tenderness and blister formation. The lesions were erythematovesicular (70%), linear (54.3%) and kissing lesions (28.4%). All patients received some form of topical or oral steroid therapy and recovery was 100%. The mean duration from the onset till the recovery of the skin rash was 13 days (SD ± 8.3 days). PD outbreak is a self‐limiting form of contact dermatitis. This is the first report of PD in the sub‐Himalayan region and may be linked to climate change. There is a need for active surveillance and monitoring of such emerging weather/climate‐related agents for appropriate health system response in disease prevention and treatment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a8109d84f46c4918ac67892de741333c2023-08-02T15:25:34ZengWileySkin Health and Disease2690-442X2023-08-0134n/an/a10.1002/ski2.223Clinical description and treatment outcomes of Paederus dermatitis in Phuentsholing, Bhutan in 2021: A cross‐sectional studyKinley Gyeltshen0Ngawang Sangye1Kunzang C. Tenzin2Thinley Dorji3Inpatient and Outpatient Department Gidakom Hospital Ministry of Health Thimphu BhutanInpatient and Outpatient Department Trashigang General Hospital Trashigang BhutanEmergency Department Phuentsholing Hospital Ministry of Health Phuentsholing BhutanDepartment of Internal Medicine Central Regional Referral Hospital Gelegphu BhutanAbstract An increasing number of beetle population and outbreaks of irritant contact dermatitis are reported from newer geographic locations. Bhutan is one such country that witnessed an outbreak of Paederus dermatitis (PD) in Phuentsholing sub‐district in 2021. This study describes the clinical symptoms, skin lesions and treatment outcomes of PD in Bhutan. This was a descriptive cross‐sectional study of an outbreak of Paederus‐related contact dermatitis in Phuentsholing, Bhutan. Clinical symptoms, skin lesions, duration of illness, recovery time and response to treatment were recorded. Of the 81 patients with PD, the males constituted 54% (44) and the mean age was 22 years (range: 1–51 years). The commonly affected groups were those aged 11–20 years (40.7%) and school or college students (50.6%). The common symptoms were pain, itching, redness, tenderness and blister formation. The lesions were erythematovesicular (70%), linear (54.3%) and kissing lesions (28.4%). All patients received some form of topical or oral steroid therapy and recovery was 100%. The mean duration from the onset till the recovery of the skin rash was 13 days (SD ± 8.3 days). PD outbreak is a self‐limiting form of contact dermatitis. This is the first report of PD in the sub‐Himalayan region and may be linked to climate change. There is a need for active surveillance and monitoring of such emerging weather/climate‐related agents for appropriate health system response in disease prevention and treatment.https://doi.org/10.1002/ski2.223 |
| spellingShingle | Kinley Gyeltshen Ngawang Sangye Kunzang C. Tenzin Thinley Dorji Clinical description and treatment outcomes of Paederus dermatitis in Phuentsholing, Bhutan in 2021: A cross‐sectional study Skin Health and Disease |
| title | Clinical description and treatment outcomes of Paederus dermatitis in Phuentsholing, Bhutan in 2021: A cross‐sectional study |
| title_full | Clinical description and treatment outcomes of Paederus dermatitis in Phuentsholing, Bhutan in 2021: A cross‐sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Clinical description and treatment outcomes of Paederus dermatitis in Phuentsholing, Bhutan in 2021: A cross‐sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Clinical description and treatment outcomes of Paederus dermatitis in Phuentsholing, Bhutan in 2021: A cross‐sectional study |
| title_short | Clinical description and treatment outcomes of Paederus dermatitis in Phuentsholing, Bhutan in 2021: A cross‐sectional study |
| title_sort | clinical description and treatment outcomes of paederus dermatitis in phuentsholing bhutan in 2021 a cross sectional study |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/ski2.223 |
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