Dermatitis by Paederus sp. in the Peruvian Amazon: Report of cases

Authors

  • Martin Fierro-Reinoso Médico-cirujano, Centro de Salud I3 Santa Clotilde, DIRESA Loreto, Santa Clotilde, Loreto - Perú
  • Ana Rios-Araujo Bióloga, Universidad Nacional de la Amazonia Peruana, Iquitos, Perú
  • Erik J. Jhonston Médico Residente de la especialidad de Medicina Ocupacional y Medio Ambiente, Unidad de Seguridad y Salud Ocupacional y Medio Ambiente, Hospital Edgardo Rebagliati Martins, Lima – Perú

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/anales.v79i1.14592

Keywords:

Arthropods, dermatitis

Abstract

In the peruvian amazon we have a great diversity of arthropods which are related to public health problems. For example, there is an unknown beetle of the family Staphylinidae, genus Paederus, capable of producing a caustic-vesicular dermatitis, to anyone who gets any physical contact with its hemolymph. This type of injury has been described in tropical and subtropical areas, causing epidemic outbreaks of seasonal dermatitis throughout the world; as it happened in the weather phenomenon "El Niño" by Paederus irritans (Ciudad de Piura, 1999). We present two dermatitis cases due to Paederus sp. in rural areas of the peruvian amazon, where no cases have been reported earlier.

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Published

2018-06-07

Issue

Vol. 79 No. 1 (2018)

Section

Casos clínicos

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Fierro-Reinoso M, Rios-Araujo A, Jhonston EJ. Dermatitis by Paederus sp. in the Peruvian Amazon: Report of cases. An Fac med [Internet]. 2018 Jun. 7 [cited 2024 Jul. 17];79(1):49-52. Available from: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/anales/article/view/14592