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Contact dermatitis with cervical lymphadenopathy following exposure to the hide beetle, Dermestes peruvianus
S Ramachandran1, J Hern, J Almeyda
1St John's Institute of Dermatology, St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK.
The British Journal of Dermatology
|June 1, 1997
Abstract:
Contact with beetles of the family Dermestidae can produce a variety of disorders including skin, gastrointestinal and respiratory tract disease. Dermatological disorders include dermatitis, vesicular, pustular and vasculitic lesions. In addition, there may be pruritus, desquamation and urticaria. We report a patient who developed dermatitis, a vasculitic eruption, cervical lymphadenopathy and pulmonary nodular interstitial infiltration as a result of contact with the 'hide beetle' Dermestes peruvianus.