• 제목/요약/키워드: Paederus fuscipes

검색결과 1건 처리시간 0.013초

아파트에서 집단 발생한 페데러스 피부질환에 관한 조사 (A Study on the Epidemic of Paederus Dermatitis Occurred among Apartment Residents)

  • 임현술;정철;김두희;편세현
    • 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
    • /
    • 제21권1호
    • /
    • pp.13-20
    • /
    • 1996
  • Paederus dermatitis caused by the contact of staphylinid beetles(Paederus fuscipes) body fluid(pederin) is characterized by linear erythematous vesicopustular lesions. An outbreak of dermatitis occurred at apartments located at the river side after rainy season in summer 1994. Authors surveyed 189 cases(94 males and 95 females) from 103 households reported at the apartment office in Kimcheon on September 1994. The results are as follows; 1. The causative agent of skin diseases was identified as Paederus fuscipes. 2. The attack rate of paederus dermatitis was 52.6% by households, and the residents in the middle floors of the apartments were attacked more frequently than those in other floors. All ages were affected. 3. The skin lesions developed by paederus were distributed on face(38.2%), neck(18.5%), shoulder and trunk(11.0%), arm and leg(10.3%), and back(6.6%). In 21 cases(15.4%), skin lesions were developed in multiple sites. 4. The apartments attacked by paederus was located near the sand and damp soil along the bank of the river. The fodder cultivating farm was located near the upper reaches of river, and a rice field and grape garden in the backyard of the apartment.

  • PDF