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. 2018 Jul 1;25(1).
doi: 10.1093/jtm/tay045.

Morning blisters: cantharidin-related Meloidae burns

Olivier Aoun  1 , Mickaël François  2 , Jean-Paul Demoncheaux  3 , Christophe Rapp  4   5
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Morning blisters: cantharidin-related Meloidae burns

Olivier Aoun et al. J Travel Med. .

Abstract

We report several cases of Meloidae-related blisters in French soldiers deployed to Mali. Blister beetles of the Meloidae family produce cantharidin, a blistering agent, for defensive purposes. These virtually cosmopolitan Coleoptera can cause significant nuisance to travellers and deployed soldiers especially during the rainy season in the Sahel region.

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