Open AccessIrritant contact keratitis caused by the bodily fluids of a brown marmorated stink bug
Author(s) -
Yi-Syun Shen,
Chi-Tan Hu
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
taiwan journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.519
H-Index - 9
eISSN - 2211-5072
pISSN - 2211-5056
DOI - 10.4103/tjo.tjo_32_17
Subject(s) - medicine , chemosis , irritant contact dermatitis , dermatology , keratitis , topical steroid , contact dermatitis , ophthalmology , allergy , immunology
The brown marmorated stink bug is native to Asia (China, Taiwan, Japan, and the Korean peninsula). Its bodily fluids are toxic and irritating to the human skin and eyes. Human case reports are rare. Only one report of irritant contact dermatitis has been published. We report a case of irritant contact keratitis resulting from the chemical components of the bodily fluids of the bug.