title: Centipede bites in Japan.
abstract: Five cases of centipede bites are reported. The patients showed erythema in response to swelling, and/or paresis around the sites. They had been bitten by Scolopendra subspinipes mutilans Koch or Scolopendra subspinipes multidens Newport. There was no species-specific reaction to the bite, so the variety of reactions seen was thought to be due to patients' individual differences. Treatment included local anesthesia, systemic and/or topical corticosteroids, and administration of a biscoclaurin alkaloid, as needed according to the severity of the lesions.
authors.affiliation: Division of Dermatology, Yokohama Sakae Kyosai Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mohri
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sugiyama
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakajima
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D001181:Arthropods; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged