Outbreak of caterpillar dermatitis caused by airborne hairs of the mistletoe browntail moth (Euproctis edwardsi)

被引：18

作者：

Balit, CR

Ptolemy, HC

Geary, MJ

Russell, RC

Isbister, GK

机构：

[1] Childrens Hosp, NSW Poisons Informat Ctr, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia

[2] Wentworth Populat Hlth Unit, Sydney, NSW, Australia

[3] Westmead Hosp, Dept Med Entomol, ICPMR, Sydney, NSW, Australia

[4] Newcastle Mater Misericordiae Hosp, Dept Clin Toxicol & Pharmacol, Newcastle, NSW, Australia

来源：

MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA | 2001年 / 175卷 / 11-12期

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D O I：

10.5694/j.1326-5377.2001.tb143760.x

中图分类号：

R5 [内科学];

学科分类号：

1002 [临床医学]; 100201 [内科学];

摘要：

Caterpillars may be an under-recognised cause of skin and eye reactions. We report a four-month outbreak of recurrent papulourticarial rash among staff and visitors at a community centre. The cause was eventually diagnosed as airborne hairs from caterpillars of the mistletoe browntail moth (Euproctis edwardsi), which infested a eucalypt tree growing in front of the centre. To our knowledge, this is the first clear case of airborne caterpillar hairs causing dermatitis in an indoor environment.

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页码：641 / 643

页数：3

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