Lepidopterism

{{Infobox medical condition (new) | name = | synonym = | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | pronounce = | specialty = Dermatology | symptoms = | complications = | onset = | duration = | types = | causes = | risks = | diagnosis = | differential = | prevention = | treatment = | medication = | prognosis = | frequency = | deaths = }} thumb | right | alt=Caterpillar dermatitis (lepidopterism) caused by Oak Processionary (Thaumetopoea processionea) | Caterpillar dermatitis (lepidopterism) caused by Oak Processionary (Thaumetopoea processionea) '''Lepidopterism''' is an irritant contact dermatitis caused by irritating caterpillar or moth hairs coming into contact with the skin or mucosa.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Rosen T |title=Caterpillar dermatitis |journal=Dermatol Clin |volume=8 |issue=2 |pages=245–52 |date=April 1990 |pmid=2191798 |doi= 10.1016/S0733-8635(18)30496-0}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Lee D, Pitetti RD, Casselbrant ML |title=Oropharyngeal manifestations of lepidopterism |journal=Arch. Otolaryngol. Head Neck Surg. |volume=125 |issue=1 |pages=50–2 |date=January 1999 |pmid=9932587 |doi= 10.1001/archotol.125.1.50|url=http://archotol.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/125/1/50|doi-access= |url-access=subscription }}</ref> When referring to the cause, '''moth dermatitis''' and '''caterpillar dermatitis''' are commonly used; '''Caripito itch''' (known as ''papillonite'' in French)<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Thiéry G, Adam S, Coulet O, André N, Meynard JB, Thiéry S |title=Papillonite |language=fr |journal=Med Trop (Mars) |volume=68 |issue=1 |pages=27–8 |date=February 2008 |pmid=18478767 |url=http://www.revuemedecinetropicale.com/027-028_-_Image_papillonite.gentile.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{cite conference |title=''Hylesia metabus'', agent de la papillonite en Guyane française |last1=Vassal |first1= J.M. |author2=Dominique Dauthuille |author3=Jean-François Silvain |date=1986 |location=Cayenne |publisher=SEPANGUY |book-title= Le littoral guyanais : fragilité de l'environnement |conference=Ier congrès régional de la SEPANGUY; Xe colloque SEPANRIT |pages= 125–130 |url=http://horizon.documentation.ird.fr/exl-doc/pleins_textes/pleins_textes_5/b_fdi_18-19/26326.pdf }}</ref> is an older name referring to the moth dermatitis caused by some ''Hylesia'' species.<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Dinehart SM, Archer ME, Wolf JE, McGavran MH, Reitz C, Smith EB |title=Caripito itch: dermatitis from contact with Hylesia moths |journal=J. Am. Acad. Dermatol. |volume=13 |issue=5 Pt 1 |pages=743–7 |date=November 1985 |pmid=4078069 |doi=10.1016/S0190-9622(85)70216-2 }}</ref>

==See also== * Lonomia * Oak processionary which may cause airborne problems * Millipede burn * List of cutaneous conditions

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==Further reading== * {{cite journal |author=Hossler EW |title=Caterpillars and moths |journal=Dermatol Ther |volume=22 |issue=4 |pages=353–66 |year=2009 |pmid=19580579 |doi=10.1111/j.1529-8019.2009.01247.x |s2cid=31799282 |doi-access=free }} * {{cite journal |author=Hossler EW |title=Caterpillars and moths: Part II. Dermatologic manifestations of encounters with Lepidoptera |journal=J. Am. Acad. Dermatol. |volume=62 |issue=1 |pages=13–28; quiz 29–30 |date=January 2010 |pmid=20082887 |doi=10.1016/j.jaad.2009.08.061 |doi-access=free }} * {{cite journal |author=Hossler EW |title=Caterpillars and moths: Part I. Dermatologic manifestations of encounters with Lepidoptera |journal=J. Am. Acad. Dermatol. |volume=62 |issue=1 |pages=1–10; quiz 11–2 |date=January 2010 |pmid=20082886 |doi=10.1016/j.jaad.2009.08.060 |doi-access=free }} * {{cite journal |last=Katzenellenbogen |first=I. |year=1955 |title=Caterpillar Dermatitis as an Occupational Disease |journal= Dermatologica|volume=111 |issue=2 |pages=99–106 |doi=10.1159/000256344|pmid=13277355 }} * {{Cite journal | doi = 10.1016/S0338-9898(02)80059-2 | last1 = Werno | first1 = J. | last2 = Lesthelle | first2 = S. | last3 = Doerman | first3 = F. | last4 = Vincendeau | first4 = P. | title = Envenimations par les lépidoptères | journal = Revue Française des Laboratoires | volume = 2002 | issue = 342 | pages = 35 | year = 2002}}

==External links== * [http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/772949-overview Caterpillar envenomation] on eMedicine * [https://entomology.ca.uky.edu/ef003 Stinging caterpillars on entomology dept University of Kentucky]

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