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Processioeary Caterpillar Dermatitis
Author(s) -
Garty Ben Zion,
Da Yehuda L.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1470.1985.tb01051.x
Subject(s) - caterpillar , medicine , dermatology , biology , botany , lepidoptera genitalia
This work is the first description of processionary caterpillar dermatitis in pediatric patients. Seven children were exposed to caterpillar spines of the genus Thamatopoea Wilkinson; Tams , a pine tree caterpillar that is the main causative agent of caterpillar dermatitis in Israel. In all seven patients avoidance of re‐exposure caused the symptoms to disappear within a few days. This disease should be considered in the differential diagnosis of dermatitis in children in endermic zones.