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Novel treatment (new drug/intervention; established drug/procedure in new situation)
Topical treatment of contact dermatitis by pine processionary caterpillar
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  1. Pedro Cuevas1,
  2. Javier Angulo1,
  3. Guillermo Giménez-Gallego2
  1. 1Research Department, Hospital Ramon y Cajal, Madrid, Spain
  2. 2Departamento de Estructura y Función de Proteínas, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas (CSIC), Madrid, Spain
  1. Correspondence to Professor Pedro Cuevas, pedro.cuevas{at}hrc.es

Summary

Skin contact dermatitis by pine processionary (Thaumetopoea pityocampa) is a public health problem of increasing significance. The authors present here the case of a 65-year-old man who was diagnosed with processionary caterpillar dermatitis. Patient was treated with topical potassium dobesilate 5% cream twice a day for 2 days. An improvement occurred soon after treatment.

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr.06.2011.4351

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    • Patient consent Obtained.