"Sign of the kiss" in dermatitis caused by vesicant beetles ("potós" or Paederus sp.)
The cosmopolitan beetles of the Paederus genus (potós) cause a severe dermatitis when the insect is crushed against the skin of exposed areas (the cervical region is the most affected). Toxins (pederin and others) from the hemolymph of the insect cause plaques and/or bizarre, linear lesions with ery...
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Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia,
2014-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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