title: Open season: select the best 'beast' for each skin lesion.
abstract: Animal bites can cause skin lesions that suggest other conditions, and therefore diagnosis can be a challenge. Four cases of skin injuries caused by arthropods are presented below.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Dermatology, Hospital de Clínicas da UFPR, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marjorie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Uber
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Dermatology, Hospital de Clínicas da UFPR, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.
authors.forename: Renata
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3726-5240
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Robl
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Federal University of Paraná, Hospital de Clínicas da UFPR, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.
authors.forename: Vania Oliveira
authors.initials: VO
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Federal University of Paraná, Hospital de Clínicas da UFPR, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.
authors.forename: Kerstin Taniguchi
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Abagge
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Federal University of Paraná, Hospital de Clínicas da UFPR, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.
authors.forename: Talita Sana
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Valério
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Federal University of Paraná, Hospital de Clínicas da UFPR, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.
authors.forename: Leide Parolin
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Marinoni
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Dermatology, Hospital de Clínicas da UFPR, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.
authors.forename: Mayara Schulze
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Cosechen Rosvailer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012520:Sarcoptes scabiei; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D012876:Skin Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D058253:Tunga
keywords: Animal Research; Dermatology; Paediatric Practice