Blister beetle dermatitis
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Blister beetle dermatitis is a cutaneous condition that occurs after contact with any of several types of beetles, including those from the Meloidae and Oedemeridae families.[1]: 449 Blister beetles secrete an irritant called cantharidin, a vesicant that can get onto humans if they touch the beetles.
The term "blister beetle dermatitis" is also occasionally and inappropriately used as a synonym for Paederus dermatitis, a somewhat different dermatitis caused by contact with pederin, an irritant in the hemolymph of a different group of beetles, the rove beetles.[2]
Symptoms[edit | edit source]
After skin comes in contact with cantharidin, local irritation begins within a few hours.[3] (This is in contrast to Paederus dermatitis, where symptoms first appear 12–36 hours after contact with rove beetles.)[4] Painful blisters appear, but scarring from these epidermal lesions is rare.[5]
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ , Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: clinical Dermatology, Saunders Elsevier, 2006, ISBN 978-0-7216-2921-6,
- ↑ [1] 'Paederus dermatitis' by Gurcharan Singh and Syed Yousuf Ali, Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology, Jan-Feb 2007
- ↑ 7.7 Blister beetles, clinical features Full text, , Institute of Tropical Medicine,
- ↑ Just the facts…Paederus Beetles Full text, , US Army Public Health Command,
- ↑ Donald, Medical toxicology of natural substances: foods, fungi, medicinal herbs, plants, and venomous animals. online version, John Wiley and Sons, 2008, ISBN 9780470335574, Pages: 973,
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