title: An outbreak of Paederus dermatitis in Thai military personnel.
abstract: An outbreak of Paederus dermatitis in Thai military personnel in 2007 was reported. Approximately ninety-one percent ofmilitary personnel who worked in a battalion located in Bangkok experienced Paederus dermatitis in April-May 2007. The most common clinical manifestations were blisters and erythematous rash. The most affected areas were head, neck, back and groin. "Kissing lesions" were seen in 17.3% of cases and 23.5% had multiple lesions. Compared with other reports, we found a high incidence of lesions in unexposed body parts. This disease should be recognized as a differential diagnosis especially in tropical countries. Awareness of the condition and its clinical features will aid early diagnosis and prompt treatment.
authors.forename: Picha
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Suwannahitatorn
authors.forename: Anchalee
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jatapai
authors.forename: Ram
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rangsin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D044466:Asian People; D001517:Coleoptera; D017453:Dermatitis, Irritant / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008887:Military Medicine; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D013785:Thailand