PAEDERUS DERMATITIS: AN IRRITANT VESICANT DERMATITIS - CASE REPORT AND REVIEW

Dr. V. Sudha; Dr. Karrunya.K.J; Dr. Asiya Begum.S; Dr. Lalitha Reddy; Dr.Pragna.B.Dolia; Dr. Kalavathy Victor.H

Volume : V, Issue : XI, November - 2016

PAEDERUS DERMATITIS: AN IRRITANT VESICANT DERMATITIS - CASE REPORT AND REVIEW

Dr. V. Sudha, Dr. Karrunya. K. J, Dr. Asiya Begum. S, Dr. Lalitha Reddy, Dr. Pragna. B. Dolia, Dr. Kalavathy Victor. H

Abstract :

Paederus dermatitis is a peculiar irritant contact dermatitis presenting with erythematous linear lesions, bullous lesions of sudden onset on exposed parts of the body. The characteristic appearance of kissing lesions, post inflammatory hyperpigmentation, predilection for exposed areas and epidemiological features suggestive of Paederus dermatitis were present in our case report. The preventive measures include that if a beetle lands on the skin it should be blown off or encouraged to walk onto a piece of paper and then removed and that if it is crushed, the irritant vesicant is removed by washing the area affected with soap and water, followed by treatment with topical steroids and antibiotics as required. Paederus dermatitis is a common condition that is often misdiagnosed and hence awareness is required for the clinicians and the general public to prevent it