title: Dermatitis after contact with Pheropsophus sp (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Brachininae) in the Pará State, Brazilian Amazon.
abstract: Dermatitis caused by bombardier beetles is rarely reported. Here, we report a case of beetle-caused dermatitis that occurred in Pará State, the Brazilian Amazon. A female patient while putting on her shoes, felt a burning pain in the right hallux and noticed a beetle inside the shoe. During medical consultation, the physician observed that the injury site was brown and discolored. The patient complained of localized burning pain and blurred vision. The beetle responsible for the injury was identified as Pheropsophus sp. Administered treatment included cleaning with saline, analgesics, and topical hydrocortisone acetate and the patient was discharged without complaints.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Entomologia Médica e Animais Peçonhentos, Núcleo de Medicina Tropical, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Pará, Brazil.
authors.forename: Pedro Pereira de Oliveira
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Pardal
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Entomologia Médica e Animais Peçonhentos, Núcleo de Medicina Tropical, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Pará, Brazil.
authors.forename: Cristiane Tárcis Cunha da
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ensino e Pesquisa, Fundação de Medicina Tropical Dr. Heitor Vieira Dourado, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.
authors.forename: Wuelton Marcelo
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Monteiro
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Entomologia Médica e Animais Peçonhentos, Núcleo de Medicina Tropical, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Pará, Brazil.
authors.forename: Maria Apolônia da Costa
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Gadelha
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000145:classification*; D003877:Dermatitis, Contact / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans