title: Perioral blisters in a bug-biting baby.
abstract: We report peri-oral blistering caused by biting a bug, Palomena prasina, commonly found in the U.K. This is just one of a number of insects commonly found in the U.K. which produce chemicals for defensive purposes that may injure human skin. Contact with insects should, therefore, be considered as a cause of blistering eruptions, even in Britain, especially in the young who are more likely to handle insects.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Bristol Royal Infirmary, U.K.
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Strong
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Burton
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001768:Blister / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000502:physiology*; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007509:Irritants / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D007509:Irritants