A study on Paederus dermatitis outbreak in a suburban teaching research hospital, Kanchipuram, India.

Abstract

Paederus dermatitis, a kind of irritant contact dermatitis by

Attraction factors for Paederus fuscipes ' dispersal, a vector of Paederus dermatitis towards human residential premises

“…Besides Malaysia, other countries all over the world have also similar problems regarding Paederus sp. invasions particularly for people living nearby moisty and condensed vegetated areas such as rice agricultural farms 25 . Approximately 62% of hostel pupils residing near rice fields were affected by dermatitis linearis in a suburban teaching hospital in Kanchipuran, India 26 .…”

A case study on the outbreak of paederus dermatitis caused by rove beetles (coleoptera: Staphylinidae) in women´s hostels of eastern university, Sri Lanka

“…Larvicide (Abate liquid), insecticide (lambda cyhalothrin) were sprayed inside and hostel premises for temporary control of larvae and adults as per entomological officer's instructions, however, infestation was noticed after certain time period. In order to avoid beetle in contact with human residential areas, precautions should be made including shutting of balcony doors and windows by dusk, sealing of windows with fine mesh net, sleeping under a mosquito nets, applying insect repellent creams or oils (cinnamon oil, citronella oil) at nights, clearing weeds, garbages and excess vegetations near hostels, tillage of moist soil around the hostel surrounding, switching off lights near beds, usage of low intensity of lights at night, public and clinical education of etiology [28,1], education of students and staffs to identify Paederus beetles, avoidance of handling beetles by hands, beetles on the skin should be blown off or gently removing by allowing them to walk on the paper [28,9], if accidentally crushed, thorough washing of skin with soap and water as quickly as possible to eliminate pederin, awareness program of PD for students and local residents by issuing leaflets in their native languages, implementation of proper sanitary and waste disposal, indoor application of insecticides (pyrethroid) as mentioned above.…”

Paederus Dermatitis: A Common but Misdiagnosed and Neglected Entity

“…[6] Since then seasonal outbreaks has been recorded from various countries including, India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Egypt, Turkey, Brazil and Australia. [3] Indian outbreaks of PD have been reported from Tamil Nadu, Punjab, West Bengal and Jodhpur. [7] PD is common in various parts of India, but may not be easily diagnosed by nondermatologists due to lack of awareness and familiarity.…”

“…[2] At night, bright light sources attract the flying beetles from habitats to human localities. [3] Their population increases rapidly at warm night particularly after heavy rains. [4] Rampur is a rural town of lands and rivers located along side the Satluj River.…”

“…[2] Indian species are Paederus fuscipes, P. irritans, P. sabacus and P. himalayicus. [3] They are small (7-10 mm long and 0.5 mm wide) with soft, darkorange bodies and black heads, tips of the abdomen and front wings. [4] The moist, decaying vegetation of marshes, agricultural fields and areas surrounding fresh water are favorable habitats for their reproduction.…”