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Case Reports
. 2024 Aug;52(4):1647-1649.
doi: 10.1007/s15010-024-02231-y. Epub 2024 Mar 13.

Paederus dermatitis

Laura C Kalkman  1   2 , Omrimaxwell M Sesay  2 , Martin P Grobusch  3   4
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Case Reports

Paederus dermatitis

Laura C Kalkman et al. Infection. 2024 Aug.
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The authors declare no conflict of interests.

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Dermatitis linearis. A Secondary erythematous lesions Day 1. B Faint erythematous lesion Day 1. C Erythema and swelling of eyelid. Day 1. Dermatitis on Day 4. E Dermatitis on Day 5. F Paederus beetle collected on site in Masanga, Sierra Leone
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