title: Rash caused by Oryctes nasicornis.
abstract: We report a case of rash caused by crushing of a male of Oryctes nasicornis (Linnaeus 1758) (Coleoptera, "http:// it. wikipedia. org/ wiki/ Scarabaeidae" \o "Scarabaeidae" Scarabaeidae), popularly known as "European rhinoceros beetle", on the skin of an Italian tourist who developed the reaction during a trip to Turkey. The rash appeared one hour after the crushing of the insect on the skin. The patient was observed one day later, when she returned to Italy. To our knowledge, no similar cases have been reported in the literature.
authors: Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Università degli Studi di Milano, I.R.C.C.S. Foundation, Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy stefano.veraldi@unimi.it.
authors: Stefano
authors: S
authors: Veraldi
authors: Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Università degli Studi di Milano, I.R.C.C.S. Foundation, Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
authors: Daniele
authors: D
authors: Fanoni
authors: Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Università degli Studi di Milano, I.R.C.C.S. Foundation, Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
authors: Gianluca
authors: G
authors: Nazzaro
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001132:Arm; D001517:Coleoptera; D003877:Dermatitis, Contact / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008875:Middle Aged; D057236:Travel Medicine; D014421:Turkey / Q000208:ethnology
keywords: European rhinoceros beetle; Oryctes nasicornis; contact dermatitis; contact urticaria; skin rash