Acute Onset of Painful Hairy Eruption on Dorsum of Foot: An Interesting Story!

Caterpillar dermatitis is a commonly observed dermatological condition in tropical countries. Contact with caterpillar can cause localized stings, eczematous or papular dermatitis, urticaria, and in some cases life-threatening reactions. We report a case of a patient presenting with acute-onset pain...

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Autores principales: Zawar, Vijay, Kelkar, Madhur, Pawar, Manoj
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2019
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6580800/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31360043
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijt.ijt_34_19
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description Caterpillar dermatitis is a commonly observed dermatological condition in tropical countries. Contact with caterpillar can cause localized stings, eczematous or papular dermatitis, urticaria, and in some cases life-threatening reactions. We report a case of a patient presenting with acute-onset painful hairy eruption on dorsum of the left foot near great toe. Detailed history and investigations led to appropriate diagnosis.
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spelling pubmed-65808002019-07-29 Acute Onset of Painful Hairy Eruption on Dorsum of Foot: An Interesting Story! Zawar, Vijay Kelkar, Madhur Pawar, Manoj Int J Trichology Case Report Caterpillar dermatitis is a commonly observed dermatological condition in tropical countries. Contact with caterpillar can cause localized stings, eczematous or papular dermatitis, urticaria, and in some cases life-threatening reactions. We report a case of a patient presenting with acute-onset painful hairy eruption on dorsum of the left foot near great toe. Detailed history and investigations led to appropriate diagnosis. Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2019 /pmc/articles/PMC6580800/ /pubmed/31360043 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijt.ijt_34_19 Text en Copyright: © 2019 International Journal of Trichology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6580800/
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