A case of stings in humans caused bySclerodermus sp. in Italy
In the last years, stings of Sclerodermus species in humans have been sporadically reported in Italy. In order to draw attention to these bethylid wasps of medical importance, we report the case of documentedSclerodermus sp. stings on the dorsum, abdomen, arms, and thighs of a 40-year-old man and hi...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:77c4ea6efa13476e93bf89e834d858b2 2023-05-15T15:04:11+02:00 A case of stings in humans caused bySclerodermus sp. in Italy Roberto Amerigo Papini 2014-03-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1186/1678-9199-20-11 https://doaj.org/article/77c4ea6efa13476e93bf89e834d858b2 EN eng SciELO http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992014000200503&lng=en&tlng=en https://doaj.org/toc/1678-9199 1678-9199 doi:10.1186/1678-9199-20-11 https://doaj.org/article/77c4ea6efa13476e93bf89e834d858b2 Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, Vol 20, Iss 0 (2014) Sclerodermus Bethylid wasps Stings Italy Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Toxicology. Poisons RA1190-1270 Zoology QL1-991 article 2014 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1186/1678-9199-20-11 2022-12-31T06:31:03Z In the last years, stings of Sclerodermus species in humans have been sporadically reported in Italy. In order to draw attention to these bethylid wasps of medical importance, we report the case of documentedSclerodermus sp. stings on the dorsum, abdomen, arms, and thighs of a 40-year-old man and his wife. The sting sites developed raised red itchy rash. The source of environmental contamination was identified in a worm-eaten sofa purchased from a used furniture dealer and placed in the living room about a month and half earlier. The lesions on the man and his wife rapidly healed within 3 to 4 days once they left the house and treatment for the lesions was instituted. Physicians, dermatologists, medical and public health entomologists, as well as specific categories of workers should be aware of the risk of exposure to Sclerodermus stings. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases 20 1 11 |
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In the last years, stings of Sclerodermus species in humans have been sporadically reported in Italy. In order to draw attention to these bethylid wasps of medical importance, we report the case of documentedSclerodermus sp. stings on the dorsum, abdomen, arms, and thighs of a 40-year-old man and his wife. The sting sites developed raised red itchy rash. The source of environmental contamination was identified in a worm-eaten sofa purchased from a used furniture dealer and placed in the living room about a month and half earlier. The lesions on the man and his wife rapidly healed within 3 to 4 days once they left the house and treatment for the lesions was instituted. Physicians, dermatologists, medical and public health entomologists, as well as specific categories of workers should be aware of the risk of exposure to Sclerodermus stings. |
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A case of stings in humans caused bySclerodermus sp. in Italy |
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