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Lepidopterism: two cases of systemic reactions to the cocoon of a common moth, Chelepteryx collesi
Author(s) -
Mulvaney Jane K,
Gatenby Paul A,
Brookes Jennifer G
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1998.tb141448.x
Subject(s) - systemic reaction , dermatology , skin reaction , medicine , toxicology , biology , allergy , immunology
Lepidopterism is a general term for the ill‐effects to humans from contact with moths and butterflies. We describe two cases of systemic reactions after contact with the cocoon of the Australian species Chelepteryx collesi , or white‐stemmed gum moth ‐ irritant and toxic effects in one and a systemic allergic reaction in the other. Early removal of urticating hairs from the skin in such cases may be advisable.