Dermatitis after contact with Pheropsophus sp (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Brachininae) in the Pará State, Brazilian Amazon
Dermatitis caused by bombardier beetles is rarely reported. Here, we report a case of beetle-caused dermatitis that occurred in Pará State, the Brazilian Amazon. A female patient while putting on her shoes, felt a burning pain in the right hallux and noticed a beetle inside the shoe. During medical...
| Autor principal: | PARDAL, Pedro Pereira de Oliveira |
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| Outros Autores: | SILVA, Cristiane Tárcis Cunha da, MONTEIRO, Wuelton Marcelo, GADELHA, Maria Apolonia da Costa |
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ir-2011-99482018-06-06T05:30:44Z Dermatitis after contact with Pheropsophus sp (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Brachininae) in the Pará State, Brazilian Amazon PARDAL, Pedro Pereira de Oliveira SILVA, Cristiane Tárcis Cunha da MONTEIRO, Wuelton Marcelo GADELHA, Maria Apolonia da Costa Besouro-bombardeiro Pheropsophus Dermatite CNPQ::CIENCIAS DA SAUDE::MEDICINA::CLINICA MEDICA::DOENCAS INFECCIOSAS E PARASITARIAS Dermatitis caused by bombardier beetles is rarely reported. Here, we report a case of beetle-caused dermatitis that occurred in Pará State, the Brazilian Amazon. A female patient while putting on her shoes, felt a burning pain in the right hallux and noticed a beetle inside the shoe. During medical consultation, the physician observed that the injury site was brown and discolored. The patient complained of localized burning pain and blurred vision. The beetle responsible for the injury was identifi ed as Pheropsophus sp. Administered treatment included cleaning with saline, analgesics, and topical hydrocortisone acetate and the patient was discharged without complaints. 2018-06-05T20:32:44Z 2018-06-05T20:32:44Z 2016-12 Artigo de Periódico PARDAL, Pedro Pereira de Oliveira et al. Dermatitis after contact with Pheropsophus sp (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Brachininae) in the Pará State, Brazilian Amazon. Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Uberaba, v. 49, n. 6, p. 799-801, dez. 2016. Disponível em: <http://repositorio.ufpa.br/jspui/handle/2011/9948>. Acesso em:. 0037-8682 1678-9849 http://repositorio.ufpa.br/jspui/handle/2011/9948 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0218-20164 eng Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical Acesso Aberto application/pdf Universidade Federal do Pará Brasil UFPA http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822016000600799&lng=pt&nrm=iso |
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Besouro-bombardeiro Pheropsophus Dermatite CNPQ::CIENCIAS DA SAUDE::MEDICINA::CLINICA MEDICA::DOENCAS INFECCIOSAS E PARASITARIAS |
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Besouro-bombardeiro Pheropsophus Dermatite CNPQ::CIENCIAS DA SAUDE::MEDICINA::CLINICA MEDICA::DOENCAS INFECCIOSAS E PARASITARIAS PARDAL, Pedro Pereira de Oliveira Dermatitis after contact with Pheropsophus sp (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Brachininae) in the Pará State, Brazilian Amazon |
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Besouro-bombardeiro Pheropsophus Dermatite CNPQ::CIENCIAS DA SAUDE::MEDICINA::CLINICA MEDICA::DOENCAS INFECCIOSAS E PARASITARIAS |
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Dermatitis caused by bombardier beetles is rarely reported. Here, we report a case of beetle-caused dermatitis that occurred in Pará State, the Brazilian Amazon. A female patient while putting on her shoes, felt a burning pain in the right hallux and noticed a beetle inside the shoe. During medical consultation, the physician observed that the injury site was brown and discolored. The patient complained of localized burning pain and blurred vision. The beetle responsible for the injury was identifi ed as Pheropsophus sp. Administered treatment included cleaning with saline, analgesics, and topical hydrocortisone acetate and the patient was discharged without complaints. |
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Artigo |
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PARDAL, Pedro Pereira de Oliveira |
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SILVA, Cristiane Tárcis Cunha da MONTEIRO, Wuelton Marcelo GADELHA, Maria Apolonia da Costa |
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SILVA, Cristiane Tárcis Cunha da MONTEIRO, Wuelton Marcelo GADELHA, Maria Apolonia da Costa |
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Dermatitis after contact with Pheropsophus sp (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Brachininae) in the Pará State, Brazilian Amazon |
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Dermatitis after contact with Pheropsophus sp (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Brachininae) in the Pará State, Brazilian Amazon |
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Dermatitis after contact with Pheropsophus sp (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Brachininae) in the Pará State, Brazilian Amazon |
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Dermatitis after contact with Pheropsophus sp (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Brachininae) in the Pará State, Brazilian Amazon |
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Dermatitis after contact with Pheropsophus sp (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Brachininae) in the Pará State, Brazilian Amazon |
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dermatitis after contact with pheropsophus sp (coleoptera, carabidae, brachininae) in the pará state, brazilian amazon |
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Universidade Federal do Pará |
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2018 |
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http://repositorio.ufpa.br/jspui/handle/2011/9948 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0218-20164 |
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