title: Dermestid Dermatitis in a 2-Year-Old Girl: Case Report and Review of the Literature.
abstract: Dermatitis from contact with carpet, larder, and hide beetles (family Dermestidae) is a seemingly uncommon or underrecognized hypersensitivity reaction to the specialized hairs on the larvae of certain dermestid beetles. The erythematous papulovesicular dermatitis that may result from such contact can be mistakenly construed as evidence of bites of bedbugs or other arthropods or infestation with scabies mites or can be the basis for a diagnosis of delusory parasitosis. We present a case of dermestid dermatitis in a 2-year-old girl and provide a review of the current literature.
authors.affiliation: Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii.
authors.forename: Kara
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hoverson
authors.affiliation: Departments of Pathology and Dermatology, University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado.
authors.forename: Wendi E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Wohltmann
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts.|IdentifyUS, Newton, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Richard J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Pollack
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany.
authors.forename: Daniel J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Schissel
mesh_terms: D000485:Allergens / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000818:Animals; D002675:Child, Preschool; D001517:Coleoptera; D017449:Dermatitis, Allergic Contact / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007814:Larva; D009824:Ointments; D012882:Skin Tests; D016559:Tacrolimus / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014221:Triamcinolone / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D009824:Ointments; D014221:Triamcinolone; D016559:Tacrolimus