Paederus (Nairobi Fly) Vesicular Dermatitis in Tanzania
- 1 January 1993
- journal article
- case report
- Published by SAGE Publications in Tropical Doctor
- Vol. 23 (1) , 17-19
- https://doi.org/10.1177/004947559302300109
Abstract
Four cases of dermatitis following contact with insects of the genus Paederus are described. The insects are known in East Africa as Nairobi fly and cause an acute, painful toxic epidermolysis when crushed on skin. Local clinicians are familiar with the condition, but it should also be borne in mind as a cause of unusual skin lesions in visitors returning from East Africa.Keywords
This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
- Skin Eruptions Caused by Beetles (Coleoptera)Published by Springer Nature ,1984
- PAEDERUS DERMATITISInternational Journal of Dermatology, 1967
- Paederus DermatitisArchives of Dermatology, 1966
- Notes on an East African Vesicant Beetle,Paederus CrebripunctatusEpp.Pathogens and Global Health, 1935