Insect associated human diseases are often creating havoc. In the animal kingdom, various structural perfections and protective modifications has enabled insects one of the successful organisms. Paederus dermatitis is caused by a rove beetle, Paederuss spp. also known as Nairobi fly that releases the toxin pederin. The current case report documents an outbreak of such beetles in a multistoried residential society of urban Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. About 5 to 10% of the residents were affected by such dermatitis over multiple floors. The affected open skin areas show symptoms of irregular reddish blisters which often misdiagnosed with other fungal infections. The morphological investigation confirmed the species as Paederuss spp. The current case report focuses on the need for preventive awareness and accurate clinical diagnosis in managing such insect mediated dermatitis.
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Dermatitis, Paederus dermatitis, Pederin, Rove beetle
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