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| ⚫ | '''Paederus dermatitis''' |
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| ⚫ | '''Paederus dermatitis''', medically known as '''dermatitis linearis''',<ref>{{Cite journal|title=Dermatitis linearis: vesicating dermatosis caused by paederus species (coleoptera: staphylinidae). Case series and review.|year = 2013|pmid = 23352312|last1 = Cressey|first1 = B. D.|last2 = Paniz-Mondolfi|first2 = A. E.|last3 = Rodríguez-Morales|first3 = A. J.|last4 = Ayala|first4 = J. M.|author5 = De Ascenção Da Silva AA|journal = Wilderness & Environmental Medicine|volume = 24|issue = 2|pages = 124–31|doi = 10.1016/j.wem.2012.11.005|doi-access = free}}</ref> is a skin irritation resulting from contact with the [[hemolymph]] of certain [[rove beetle]]s, a group that belongs to the insect order Coleoptera and the genus ''[[Paederus]]''.<ref name="Bolognia">{{cite book | last1 = Rapini | first1 = Ronald P. | last2 = Bolognia | first2 = Jean L. | last3 =Jorizzo| first3 = Joseph L. | name-list-style = vanc |title=Dermatology: 2-Volume Set |publisher=Mosby |location=St. Louis |year=2007 |isbn=978-1-4160-2999-1 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Gelmetti C, Grimalt R | title = Paederus dermatitis: an easy diagnosable but misdiagnosed eruption | journal = European Journal of Pediatrics | volume = 152 | issue = 1 | pages = 6–8 | date = January 1993 | pmid = 8444208 | doi = 10.1007/BF02072506 | s2cid = 23226753 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aocd.org/page/PaederusDermatitis|title=Paederus Dermatitis - American Osteopathic College of Dermatology (AOCD)|website=www.aocd.org|access-date=2019-01-20}}</ref> Other local names given to Paederus dermatitis include '''spider-lick''', '''whiplash dermatitis''',<ref name=medvetent>{{cite book | first1 = Gary R | last1 = Mullen | first2 = Lance A | last2 = Durden | name-list-style = vanc |title=Medical and Veterinary Entomology |year=2009 |publisher=Academic Press |pages=102 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6R1v9o-uaI4C |quote=Pederin contacts human skin only when a beetle is brushed vigorously over the skin or crushed. | isbn = 978-0-08-053607-1 }}</ref> and '''Nairobi fly dermatitis'''.<ref name="Bolognia" /> |
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| ⚫ | The active agent is commonly referred to as [[pederin]], although depending on the beetle species it may be one of several similar molecules including pederone and pseudopederin.<ref name=verma>{{cite journal | vauthors = Verma CR, Agarwal S | title = Blistering Beetle Dermatitis: An Outbreak | journal = Medical Journal, Armed Forces India | volume = 62 | issue = 1 | pages = 42–4 | date = January 2006 | pmid = 27407843 | pmc = 4923299 | doi = 10.1016/S0377-1237(06)80154-1 }}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Rove beetles do not bite or sting but cause skin irritations and blisters when accidentally brushed or crushed against the skin provoking them to release their coelemic fluid which contains a strong blistering chemical.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aocd.org/page/PaederusDermatitis|title=Paederus Dermatitis - American Osteopathic College of Dermatology (AOCD)|website=www.aocd.org|access-date=2019-01-20}}</ref> The active agent in the coelemic fluid is commonly referred to as [[pederin]], although depending on the beetle species it may be one of several similar molecules including pederone and pseudopederin.<ref name=verma>{{cite journal | vauthors = Verma CR, Agarwal S | title = Blistering Beetle Dermatitis: An Outbreak | journal = Medical Journal, Armed Forces India | volume = 62 | issue = 1 | pages = 42–4 | date = January 2006 | pmid = 27407843 | pmc = 4923299 | doi = 10.1016/S0377-1237(06)80154-1 }}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | "[[Blister beetle dermatitis]] |
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| ⚫ | "[[Blister beetle dermatitis]]", a term more properly used for the different dermatitis caused by [[cantharidin]] from [[blister beetle]]s, is also sometimes used to describe paederus dermatitis caused by rove beetles.<ref name=singh>{{cite journal | vauthors = Singh G, Yousuf Ali S | title = Paederus dermatitis | journal = Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology | volume = 73 | issue = 1 | pages = 13–5 | year = 2007 | pmid = 17314440 | doi = 10.4103/0378-6323.30644 | doi-access = free }}</ref><ref name=itm>{{cite web|title=Blister Beetles|url=http://www.itg.be/itg/DistanceLearning/LectureNotesVandenEndenE/52_Ectoparasitesp7.htm#T8|publisher=Institute of Tropical Medicine|access-date=27 July 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120926224534/http://www.itg.be/itg/distancelearning/lecturenotesvandenendene/52_Ectoparasitesp7.htm#T8|archive-date=26 September 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> |
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==Diagnosis and treatment== |
==Diagnosis and treatment== |
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Once pederin is on the skin from the initial beetle contact, it may also be spread elsewhere on the skin. "Kissing" or "mirror-image" lesions where two skin areas come in contact (for example, the elbow flexure) are often seen.<ref name =singh/> Washing the hands and skin with soap and water is strongly recommended, if contact with a rove beetle has occurred.<ref name=usarmy>{{cite web|title=Just the facts…Paederus Beetles|url=http://phc.amedd.army.mil/PHC%20Resource%20Library/PaederusBeetleJan2010.pdf|publisher=US Army Public Health Command|access-date=30 July 2011| |
Once pederin is on the skin from the initial beetle contact, it may also be spread elsewhere on the skin. "Kissing" or "mirror-image" lesions where two skin areas come in contact (for example, the elbow flexure) are often seen.<ref name =singh/> Washing the hands and skin with soap and water is strongly recommended, if contact with a rove beetle has occurred.<ref name=usarmy>{{cite web|title=Just the facts…Paederus Beetles|url=http://phc.amedd.army.mil/PHC%20Resource%20Library/PaederusBeetleJan2010.pdf|publisher=US Army Public Health Command|access-date=30 July 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316101540/http://phc.amedd.army.mil/PHC%20Resource%20Library/PaederusBeetleJan2010.pdf|archive-date=16 March 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> |
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Initial skin contact with pederin shows no immediate result. Within 12–36 hours, however, a reddish rash ([[erythema]]) appears, which develops into blisters. Irritation, including crusting and scaling, may last from two to three weeks.<ref name=usarmy/> The pederin may unconsciously be transmitted to other parts of the body such as the eye and genitals after the initial contact. Conjunctivitis which is commonly known as Nairobi eye in eastern Africa occurs when the eyes are affected.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Mammino JJ | title = Paederus dermatitis: an outbreak on a medical mission boat in the Amazon | journal = The Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology | volume = 4 | issue = 11 | pages = 44–6 | date = November 2011 | pmid = 22125660 | pmc = 3225135 }}</ref> |
Initial skin contact with pederin shows no immediate result. Within 12–36 hours, however, a reddish rash ([[erythema]]) appears, which develops into blisters. Irritation, including crusting and scaling, may last from two to three weeks.<ref name=usarmy/> The pederin may unconsciously be transmitted to other parts of the body such as the eye and genitals after the initial contact. Conjunctivitis which is commonly known as Nairobi eye in eastern Africa occurs when the eyes are affected.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Mammino JJ | title = Paederus dermatitis: an outbreak on a medical mission boat in the Amazon | journal = The Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology | volume = 4 | issue = 11 | pages = 44–6 | date = November 2011 | pmid = 22125660 | pmc = 3225135 }}</ref> |
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One study reported best results with a treatment regimen that combined topical steroids with oral antihistamines(first day) and antibiotics. The authors hypothesized that antibiotics were helpful because of the possible contamination of skin by pederin-producing bacteria.<ref name=qadir>{{cite journal | vauthors = Qadir SN, Raza N, Rahman SB | title = Paederus dermatitis in Sierra Leone | journal = Dermatology Online Journal | volume = 12 | issue = 7 | pages = 9 | date = December 2006 | pmid = 17459295 | url = http://dermatology.cdlib.org/127/case_reports/paederus/qadir.html }}</ref> |
One study reported best results with a treatment regimen that combined topical steroids with oral antihistamines (first day) and antibiotics. The authors hypothesized that antibiotics were helpful because of the possible contamination of skin by pederin-producing bacteria.<ref name=qadir>{{cite journal | vauthors = Qadir SN, Raza N, Rahman SB | title = Paederus dermatitis in Sierra Leone | journal = Dermatology Online Journal | volume = 12 | issue = 7 | pages = 9 | date = December 2006 | doi = 10.5070/D38B58K49J | pmid = 17459295 | url = http://dermatology.cdlib.org/127/case_reports/paederus/qadir.html }}</ref> |
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==Location and species== |
==Location and species== |
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Three different genera of rove beetles, all members of the same subtribe [[Paederina]], can cause paederus dermatitis: ''Paederus'', ''Paederidus'', and ''Megalopaederus''.<ref name=linearis>{{cite book |chapter = Dermatitis linearis | vauthors = Frank JS | veditors = Capinera |
Three different genera of rove beetles, all members of the same subtribe [[Paederina]], can cause paederus dermatitis: ''Paederus'', ''Paederidus'', and ''Megalopaederus''.<ref name=linearis>{{cite book |chapter = Dermatitis linearis | vauthors = Frank JS | veditors = Capinera JL | title = Encyclopedia of entomology |year=2008 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-1-4020-6242-1 |pages=1179– |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=i9ITMiiohVQC&pg=PA1179|quote=The 28 species thus far shown to produce such a toxin belong to three of the 14 genera of Paederina, namely ''Paederus'', ''Paederidus'', and ''Megalopaederus''}}</ref> This irritant is called [[pederin]] and is highly toxic, more potent than cobra venom.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.itg.be/itg/DistanceLearning/LectureNotesVandenEndenE/Teksten/sylabus/52_Ectoparasites.doc | title = Ectoparasites | publisher = Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp | access-date = 2007-06-04 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070305234757/http://www.itg.be/itg/DistanceLearning/LectureNotesVandenEndenE/Teksten/sylabus/52_Ectoparasites.doc | archive-date = 5 March 2007 | df = dmy-all }}</ref> |
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In different parts of the world, different species of rove beetle cause Paederus dermatitis: |
In different parts of the world, different species of rove beetle cause Paederus dermatitis: |
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* ''[[Paederus melampus]]'', also known as the Manipal bug or |
* ''[[Paederus melampus]]'', also known as the Manipal bug or MIT Police, occurs in the Indian state of [[Karnataka]]. ([[Manipal]] is the name of a university town.) In a 2007 article titled 'Paederus Dermatitis', two dermatologists from Sri Devaraj Medical College in Karnataka identified the Manipal bug as ''Paederus melampus''. They are also sometimes called "blister beetle", although rove beetles such as ''P. melampus'' are in a different [[Family (biology)|family]] ([[Staphylinidae]]) than the [[blister beetle]] family [[Meloidae]].<ref name = singh/> |
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* ''[[Paederus brasilensis]]'', also called "El podo," causes dermatitis in [[South America]]. There is also a [[Venezuela]]n species, ''[[Paederus columbinus]]''.<ref name = singh/> |
* ''[[Paederus brasilensis]]'', also called "El podo," causes dermatitis in [[South America]]. There is also a [[Venezuela]]n species, ''[[Paederus columbinus]]''.<ref name = singh/> |
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* ''[[Paederus fuscipes]]'' is probably the major agent that causes linear dermatitis in northern [[Iran]]. Whereas this disease is a rural difficulty in the south, mainly in villages or small towns, it is an urban problem in northern provinces along the [[Caspian Sea]] shore.<ref name=dermiran>{{cite journal | vauthors = Nikbakhtzadeh MR, Tirgari S | title = Medically important beetles (insecta: coleoptera) of Iran. | journal = Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins |
* ''[[Paederus fuscipes]]'' is probably the major agent that causes linear dermatitis in northern [[Iran]]. Whereas this disease is a rural difficulty in the south, mainly in villages or small towns, it is an urban problem in northern provinces along the [[Caspian Sea]] shore.<ref name=dermiran>{{cite journal | vauthors = Nikbakhtzadeh MR, Tirgari S | title = Medically important beetles (insecta: coleoptera) of Iran. | journal = Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins Including Tropical Diseases | date = 2008 | volume = 14| issue = 4 | pages = 597–618 | doi = 10.1590/s1678-91992008000400004 | doi-access = free }}</ref> |
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*''[[Paederus australis]]'' is responsible for outbreaks of dermatitis in Queensland and the Northern Territory, and ''[[Paederus cruenticollis]]'' for outbreaks in southern New South Wales.<ref>{{cite book| |
* ''[[Paederus australis]]'' is responsible for outbreaks of dermatitis in Queensland and the Northern Territory, and ''[[Paederus cruenticollis]]'' for outbreaks in southern New South Wales.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Sutherland|first1=Struan K.|last2=Tibballs |first2=James | name-list-style = vanc |title=Australian Animal Toxins|edition=2nd |year=2001|orig-year=1983 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=South Melbourne, Victoria | page= 514 |isbn=0-19-550643-X}}</ref> |
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* [[Nairobi fly]]: ''[[Paederus crebrepunctatus]]'' and ''[[Paederus sabaeus]]'' both cause dermatitis in Central and East Africa.<ref>{{cite web | first = Arthur | last = Okwemba | name-list- |
* [[Nairobi fly]]: ''[[Paederus crebrepunctatus]]'' and ''[[Paederus sabaeus]]'' both cause dermatitis in Central and East Africa.<ref>{{cite web | first = Arthur | last = Okwemba | name-list-style = vanc | title = Beware, the Nairobi fly is back in town | url = http://www.bushdrums.com/news/index.php?shownews=986 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070928181156/http://www.bushdrums.com/news/index.php?shownews=986 | archive-date = 28 September 2007 | url-status = dead | work = The Nation | date = 27 May 2007 }}</ref> |
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Paederus dermatitis has also been reported from [[Nigeria]], [[France]], [[Okinawa]], [[Australia]], [[Malaysia]], [[Indonesia]], [[Thailand]], [[Singapore]], [[Taiwan]], [[Vietnam]], [[India]] (Perumbavoor, Kerala), [[Sierra Leone]] |
Paederus dermatitis has also been reported from [[Nigeria]], [[France]], [[Okinawa Prefecture|Okinawa]], [[Australia]], [[Malaysia]], [[Indonesia]], [[Thailand]], [[Singapore]], [[Taiwan]], [[Vietnam]], [[India]] (Perumbavoor, Kerala), [[Sierra Leone]], [[Sri Lanka]] and [[Ethiopia]] .<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Kamaladasa SD, Perera WD, Weeratunge L | title = An outbreak of paederus dermatitis in a suburban hospital in Sri Lanka | journal = International Journal of Dermatology | volume = 36 | issue = 1 | pages = 34–6 | date = January 1997 | pmid = 9071612 | doi = 10.1046/j.1365-4362.1997.00009.x | s2cid = 39540236 }}</ref> |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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* [[List of cutaneous conditions]] |
* [[List of cutaneous conditions]] |
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* [[Dermestidae|Carpet beetle]] |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Paederus dermatitis, medically known as dermatitis linearis,[1] is a skin irritation resulting from contact with the hemolymph of certain rove beetles, a group that belongs to the insect order Coleoptera and the genus Paederus.[2][3][4] Other local names given to Paederus dermatitis include spider-lick, whiplash dermatitis,[5] and Nairobi fly dermatitis.[2]
Rove beetles do not bite or sting but cause skin irritations and blisters when accidentally brushed or crushed against the skin provoking them to release their coelemic fluid which contains a strong blistering chemical.[6] The active agent in the coelemic fluid is commonly referred to as pederin, although depending on the beetle species it may be one of several similar molecules including pederone and pseudopederin.[7]
"Blister beetle dermatitis", a term more properly used for the different dermatitis caused by cantharidin from blister beetles, is also sometimes used to describe paederus dermatitis caused by rove beetles.[8][9]
Diagnosis and treatment
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Once pederin is on the skin from the initial beetle contact, it may also be spread elsewhere on the skin. "Kissing" or "mirror-image" lesions where two skin areas come in contact (for example, the elbow flexure) are often seen.[8] Washing the hands and skin with soap and water is strongly recommended, if contact with a rove beetle has occurred.[10]
Initial skin contact with pederin shows no immediate result. Within 12–36 hours, however, a reddish rash (erythema) appears, which develops into blisters. Irritation, including crusting and scaling, may last from two to three weeks.[10] The pederin may unconsciously be transmitted to other parts of the body such as the eye and genitals after the initial contact. Conjunctivitis which is commonly known as Nairobi eye in eastern Africa occurs when the eyes are affected.[11]
One study reported best results with a treatment regimen that combined topical steroids with oral antihistamines (first day) and antibiotics. The authors hypothesized that antibiotics were helpful because of the possible contamination of skin by pederin-producing bacteria.[12]
Location and species
[edit]Three different genera of rove beetles, all members of the same subtribe Paederina, can cause paederus dermatitis: Paederus, Paederidus, and Megalopaederus.[13] This irritant is called pederin and is highly toxic, more potent than cobra venom.[14]
In different parts of the world, different species of rove beetle cause Paederus dermatitis:
- Paederus melampus, also known as the Manipal bug or MIT Police, occurs in the Indian state of Karnataka. (Manipal is the name of a university town.) In a 2007 article titled 'Paederus Dermatitis', two dermatologists from Sri Devaraj Medical College in Karnataka identified the Manipal bug as Paederus melampus. They are also sometimes called "blister beetle", although rove beetles such as P. melampus are in a different family (Staphylinidae) than the blister beetle family Meloidae.[8]
- Paederus brasilensis, also called "El podo," causes dermatitis in South America. There is also a Venezuelan species, Paederus columbinus.[8]
- Paederus fuscipes is probably the major agent that causes linear dermatitis in northern Iran. Whereas this disease is a rural difficulty in the south, mainly in villages or small towns, it is an urban problem in northern provinces along the Caspian Sea shore.[15]
- Paederus australis is responsible for outbreaks of dermatitis in Queensland and the Northern Territory, and Paederus cruenticollis for outbreaks in southern New South Wales.[16]
- Nairobi fly: Paederus crebrepunctatus and Paederus sabaeus both cause dermatitis in Central and East Africa.[17]
Paederus dermatitis has also been reported from Nigeria, France, Okinawa, Australia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, Taiwan, Vietnam, India (Perumbavoor, Kerala), Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka and Ethiopia .[18]
See also
[edit]- Amebiasis cutis
- Anotylus tetracarinatus, a related beetle that causes severe pain when caught in the eye
- Blister beetle dermatitis
- List of cutaneous conditions
- Carpet beetle
References
[edit]- ^ Cressey, B. D.; Paniz-Mondolfi, A. E.; Rodríguez-Morales, A. J.; Ayala, J. M.; De Ascenção Da Silva AA (2013). "Dermatitis linearis: vesicating dermatosis caused by paederus species (coleoptera: staphylinidae). Case series and review". Wilderness & Environmental Medicine. 24 (2): 124–31. doi:10.1016/j.wem.2012.11.005. PMID 23352312.
- ^ a b Rapini RP, Bolognia JL, Jorizzo JL (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. ISBN 978-1-4160-2999-1.
- ^ Gelmetti C, Grimalt R (January 1993). "Paederus dermatitis: an easy diagnosable but misdiagnosed eruption". European Journal of Pediatrics. 152 (1): 6–8. doi:10.1007/BF02072506. PMID 8444208. S2CID 23226753.
- ^ "Paederus Dermatitis - American Osteopathic College of Dermatology (AOCD)". www.aocd.org. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ Mullen GR, Durden LA (2009). Medical and Veterinary Entomology. Academic Press. p. 102. ISBN 978-0-08-053607-1.
Pederin contacts human skin only when a beetle is brushed vigorously over the skin or crushed.
- ^ "Paederus Dermatitis - American Osteopathic College of Dermatology (AOCD)". www.aocd.org. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ Verma CR, Agarwal S (January 2006). "Blistering Beetle Dermatitis: An Outbreak". Medical Journal, Armed Forces India. 62 (1): 42–4. doi:10.1016/S0377-1237(06)80154-1. PMC 4923299. PMID 27407843.
- ^ a b c d Singh G, Yousuf Ali S (2007). "Paederus dermatitis". Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology. 73 (1): 13–5. doi:10.4103/0378-6323.30644. PMID 17314440.
- ^ "Blister Beetles". Institute of Tropical Medicine. Archived from the original on 26 September 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
- ^ a b "Just the facts…Paederus Beetles" (PDF). US Army Public Health Command. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
- ^ Mammino JJ (November 2011). "Paederus dermatitis: an outbreak on a medical mission boat in the Amazon". The Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology. 4 (11): 44–6. PMC 3225135. PMID 22125660.
- ^ Qadir SN, Raza N, Rahman SB (December 2006). "Paederus dermatitis in Sierra Leone". Dermatology Online Journal. 12 (7): 9. doi:10.5070/D38B58K49J. PMID 17459295.
- ^ Frank JS (2008). "Dermatitis linearis". In Capinera JL (ed.). Encyclopedia of entomology. Springer. pp. 1179–. ISBN 978-1-4020-6242-1.
The 28 species thus far shown to produce such a toxin belong to three of the 14 genera of Paederina, namely Paederus, Paederidus, and Megalopaederus
- ^ "Ectoparasites". Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp. Archived from the original on 5 March 2007. Retrieved 4 June 2007.
- ^ Nikbakhtzadeh MR, Tirgari S (2008). "Medically important beetles (insecta: coleoptera) of Iran". Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins Including Tropical Diseases. 14 (4): 597–618. doi:10.1590/s1678-91992008000400004.
- ^ Sutherland SK, Tibballs J (2001) [1983]. Australian Animal Toxins (2nd ed.). South Melbourne, Victoria: Oxford University Press. p. 514. ISBN 0-19-550643-X.
- ^ Okwemba A (27 May 2007). "Beware, the Nairobi fly is back in town". The Nation. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007.
- ^ Kamaladasa SD, Perera WD, Weeratunge L (January 1997). "An outbreak of paederus dermatitis in a suburban hospital in Sri Lanka". International Journal of Dermatology. 36 (1): 34–6. doi:10.1046/j.1365-4362.1997.00009.x. PMID 9071612. S2CID 39540236.