Mullen GR, Durden LA, Mullen G, 2002. Medical and Veterinary Entomology. Burlington, NJ: Academic Press. ProQuest ebrary. February 24, 2017.
Qadir SN, Raza N, Rahman SB, 2006. Paederus dermatitis in Sierra Leone. Dermatol Online J 12: 9.
Mammino JJ, 2011. Paederus dermatitis: an outbreak on a medical mission boat in the amazon. J Clin Aesthet Dermatol 4: 44–46.
Yasri S, Wiwanitkit V, 2014. Paederus dermatitis. J Coast Life Med 2: 124.
Coondoo A, Nandy J, 2013. Paederus dermatitis: an outbreak, increasing incidence or changing seasonal pattern? Indian J Dermatol 58: 410.
Claborn DM, Polo JM, Olson PE, Earhart KC, Sherman SS, 1999. Staphylinid (rove) beetle dermatitis outbreak in the American southwest? Mil Med 164: 209–213.
Fakoorziba MR, Eghbal F, Azizi K, Moemenbellah-Fard MD, 2011. Treatment outcome of Paederus dermatitis due to rove beetles (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) on guinea pigs. Trop Biomed 28: 418–424.
Uzunoglu E, Oguz ID, Kir B, Akdemir C, 2017. Clinical and epidemiological features of Paederus dermatitis among nut farm workers in Turkey. Am J Trop Med Hyg 96: 483–487.
Cáceres L, Suarez JA, Jackman C, Galbster A, Miranda R, Murgas I, Pascale J, Sosa N, Rodriguez-Morales AJ, 2017. Dermatitis due to paederus colombinus: report of an epidemic outbreak of 68 cases in the province of Darien, Panama. Cureus 9: e1158.
Van Schayk IMCJ, Agwanda RO, Githure JI, Beier JC, Knols BGJ, 2005. El Niño causes dramatic outbreak of Paederus dermatitis in east Africa. Low PS, ed. Climate Change and Africa. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press, 240–249.
Nicholls D, Christmas T, Greig D, 1990. Oedemerid blister beetle dermatosis: a review. J Am Acad Dermatol 22: 815–819.
Borroni G, Brazzelli V, Rosso R, Pavan M, 1991. Paederus fuscipes dermatitis: a histopathological study. Am J Dermatopathol 13: 467–474.
Poole TR, 1998. Blister beetle periorbital dermatitis and keratoconjunctivitis in Tanzania. Eye (Lond) 12: 883–885.
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Rash in the returned traveler can provide a diagnostic dilemma for clinicians, but a detailed history including epidemiologic exposures can allow prompt diagnosis of etiologies uncommon in the United States. One such disease is Paederus dermatitis, an irritant contact dermatitis related to exposure to the rove beetle characterized by bullous lesions with surrounding erythema. Although cases and outbreaks have commonly been reported throughout the world, they are rarely reported in travelers returning to the United States. Here, we describe a patient who presented to an academic medical center in Virginia after travel to Sierra Leone with clinical presentation including exposure history and histopathology consistent with Paederus dermatitis. Our patient’s clinic course is described in detail including treatment. Usual treatment includes antihistamines, topical steroids, and oral antibiotics, particularly with antimicrobials with activity against Pseudomonas sp. In addition, this case suggests a potential role for oral steroids in the treatment of this condition but further investigation is required. This case demonstrates the importance of considering a patient’s travel and exposure history, as well as having familiarity with disease processes common in other parts of the world that are rarely seen in the United States.
Authors’ addresses: Jacob W. Pierce, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, VA, E-mail: jacob.pierce@vcuhealth.org. Barry Rittman and Jillian E. Raybould, Division of Infectious Disease, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, VA, E-mails: barry.j.rittmann@vcuhealth.org and jillian.raybould@vcuhealth.org.
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Mullen GR, Durden LA, Mullen G, 2002. Medical and Veterinary Entomology. Burlington, NJ: Academic Press. ProQuest ebrary. February 24, 2017.
Qadir SN, Raza N, Rahman SB, 2006. Paederus dermatitis in Sierra Leone. Dermatol Online J 12: 9.
Mammino JJ, 2011. Paederus dermatitis: an outbreak on a medical mission boat in the amazon. J Clin Aesthet Dermatol 4: 44–46.
Yasri S, Wiwanitkit V, 2014. Paederus dermatitis. J Coast Life Med 2: 124.
Coondoo A, Nandy J, 2013. Paederus dermatitis: an outbreak, increasing incidence or changing seasonal pattern? Indian J Dermatol 58: 410.
Claborn DM, Polo JM, Olson PE, Earhart KC, Sherman SS, 1999. Staphylinid (rove) beetle dermatitis outbreak in the American southwest? Mil Med 164: 209–213.
Fakoorziba MR, Eghbal F, Azizi K, Moemenbellah-Fard MD, 2011. Treatment outcome of Paederus dermatitis due to rove beetles (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) on guinea pigs. Trop Biomed 28: 418–424.
Uzunoglu E, Oguz ID, Kir B, Akdemir C, 2017. Clinical and epidemiological features of Paederus dermatitis among nut farm workers in Turkey. Am J Trop Med Hyg 96: 483–487.
Cáceres L, Suarez JA, Jackman C, Galbster A, Miranda R, Murgas I, Pascale J, Sosa N, Rodriguez-Morales AJ, 2017. Dermatitis due to paederus colombinus: report of an epidemic outbreak of 68 cases in the province of Darien, Panama. Cureus 9: e1158.
Van Schayk IMCJ, Agwanda RO, Githure JI, Beier JC, Knols BGJ, 2005. El Niño causes dramatic outbreak of Paederus dermatitis in east Africa. Low PS, ed. Climate Change and Africa. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press, 240–249.
Nicholls D, Christmas T, Greig D, 1990. Oedemerid blister beetle dermatosis: a review. J Am Acad Dermatol 22: 815–819.
Borroni G, Brazzelli V, Rosso R, Pavan M, 1991. Paederus fuscipes dermatitis: a histopathological study. Am J Dermatopathol 13: 467–474.
Poole TR, 1998. Blister beetle periorbital dermatitis and keratoconjunctivitis in Tanzania. Eye (Lond) 12: 883–885.
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