Outbreak of Rove Beetle (Staphylinid) Pustular Contact Dermatitis in Pakistan among Deployed U.S. Personnel

From: Military Medicine | Date: January 1, 2004| Author: Dursteler, Brian B; Nyquist, Robert A | Copyright information

Deployed military personnel are often faced with a variety of exposures unfamiliar to U.S. physicians. This is the first report to describe an outbreak of a pustular disease among U.S. personnel deployed to Pakistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Up to 10% of the base population was afflicted with a pustular eruption and an accompanying halo of erythema. A retrospective chart review and ongoing patient care resulted in 191 cases. Various therapies were used, including "watchful wai...

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