Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia
  • 2 Department of Dermatology, General Hospital, Kota Bharu.
  • 3 Klinik Kulit Wan Ghazali, Kota Bharu, Kelantan
Med J Malaysia, 1993 Dec;48(4):403-6.
PMID: 8183163

Abstract

We report a retrospective review of 12 medical students with a peculiar erythemato-vesicular dermatitis entomologically caused by an endemic beetle Paederus fuscipes. The clinical features, outcome in these cases and treatment are discussed. The students were residents of hostels in the USM campus in Kubang Kerian, Kelantan. The causative agent in all these cases were found to be Paederus fuscipes (rove beetle). The most common site of involvement in all these cases was the face, followed by the neck. The average duration of symptoms was two days and pruritus was a common symptom. About 83% of the patients made a complete recovery. However two patients (16%) had residual pigmentation.

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