DERMATITIS CAUSED BY CENTIPEDE ENVENOMATION: A CASE REPORT

Authors

  • Pedro Pereira de Oliveira Pardal
  • Jose Aroldo Alves Arraes
  • Keya Whitney Weekes
  • Maria Apolônia da Costa Gadelha

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/rpt.v46i4.51014

Keywords:

Arthropods, bites and stings, dermatitis, necrosis.

Abstract

Accidents caused by centipedes in Brazil result in mild envenomation, where pain, erythema and edema are predominant. Cases rarely evolve to complication stages. This report presents a clinical case of dermatitis produced by an unidentified centipede, registered at the Toxicological
Information Center of Belém-Pará, which evolved to blisters and necrosis. The patient underwent treatment with antibiotics and oral anti-inflammatory drugs, topical bactericides and surgical cleaning; resulting in cicatrization of the wound. The purpose of this report is to inform health professionals of the possibility of complications, which should be considered and dealt with conventionally.

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Published

2018-01-08

How to Cite

PEREIRA DE OLIVEIRA PARDAL, P.; AROLDO ALVES ARRAES, J.; WHITNEY WEEKES, K.; APOLÔNIA DA COSTA GADELHA, M. DERMATITIS CAUSED BY CENTIPEDE ENVENOMATION: A CASE REPORT. Revista de Patologia Tropical / Journal of Tropical Pathology, Goiânia, v. 46, n. 4, p. 343–348, 2018. DOI: 10.5216/rpt.v46i4.51014. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/iptsp/article/view/51014. Acesso em: 18 sep. 2024.

Issue

Vol. 46 No. 4 (2017)

Section

CASE REPORT

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