[Two doctors with itchy bumps].
After visiting Portugal, two medical residents developed lineary rashes on their arms. In this rash, vesiculas developed, which ruptured, leaving crustae that disappeared after a few weeks. The cause was Thaumetopoea Processionea (oak processionary caterpillar).
Bogaerts-Rosbergen
H M F Meinke
HM
Meander Medisch Centrum, Amersfoort, Afd. Kindergeneeskunde, the Netherlands. meinkerosb@gmail.com
van Wijk
Marieke P
MP
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D017449:Dermatitis, Allergic Contact / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007915:Lepidoptera / Q000276:immunology*; D011537:Pruritus / Q000209:etiology*