Lepidopterism - Oak processionary caterpillar dermatitis: Appearance after indirect out-of-season contact;Lepidopterismus - Eichenprozessionsspinner-dermatitis - Manifestation nach indirektem kontakt außerhalb der saison

JDDG - Journal of the German Society of Dermatology

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 747-750

  Maronna, Andreas ^a   Stache, Heiko ^a   Sticherling, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Caterpillar dermatitis; Erucism; Hypersensitivity; Larval stage; Poisonous hairs (setae); Thaumetopoea processionea; Thaumetopoein

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; HYDROCORTISONE;

ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATERPILLAR; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DISEASE COURSE; DOG; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEPIDOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERISM; MALE; OAK; PROPHYLAXIS; SALIVA; SKIN ALLERGY;

ADULT; ANIMALS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHS; PRURITUS; SEASONS;

EID: 50449097045     PISSN: 16100379     EISSN: 16100387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1610-0387.2008.06652.x     Document Type: Article

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