%0 Journal Article %A Pedro Cuevas %A Javier Angulo %A Guillermo Giménez-Gallego %T Topical treatment of contact dermatitis by pine processionary caterpillar %D 2011 %R 10.1136/bcr.06.2011.4351 %J BMJ Case Reports %P bcr0620114351 %V 2011 %X 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. %U https://casereports.bmj.com/content/casereports/2011/bcr.06.2011.4351.full.pdf