A human dermatitis caused by Thaumetopoea pityocampa (Denis and Schiffermüller, 1775) (order: Lepidoptera) caterpillars in İstanbul, Turkey

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 232-233

  Turkmen H ^b   Ali Oner Y ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Allergy; Dermatitis; Lepidoptera; Thaumetopoea pityocampa; Thaumetopoein

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; LORATADINE; PROTEIN; THAUMETOPOEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CASE REPORT; CONSULTATION; DERMATITIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEPIDOPTERA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN IRRITATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUPERINFECTION; SYMPTOM; THAUMETOPOEA PITYOCAMPA; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); URTICARIA;

ANIMALS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSECT PROTEINS; LARVA; LEPIDOPTERA; TURKEY;

EID: 1342280410     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1398-9995.2003.00369.x     Document Type: Article

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