Environmental Dermatology
Environmental Dermatology
What’s Eating You? Millipede Burns
Millipede burns cause localized pigmentary changes that may be associated with pain or burning. Because these burns may resemble child abuse in...
Environmental Dermatology
Aquatic Antagonists: Stingray Injury Update
Stingrays cause more sting-related injuries than any other fish. In addition to proper treatment to minimize complications, patient education...
Environmental Dermatology
What’s Eating You? Bedbugs
Bedbugs are an increasing problem in the workplace. Employees must be educated on the signs of a bedbug infestation and take preventive measures...
Environmental Dermatology
Aquatic Antagonists: Lionfish (Pterois volitans)
Lionfish (Pterois volitans) are an invasive species originally from the Indian and Pacific oceans and the Red Sea that now are found all...
Environmental Dermatology
What’s Eating You? Clothes Moths (Tineola Species)
Common household insects can be confused with ectoparasites. Understanding the basic identification and monitoring techniques of clothes moths...
Environmental Dermatology
What’s Eating You? Ixodes Tick and Related Diseases, Part 3: Coinfection and Tick-Bite Prevention
Ixodes ticks are important vectors in the transmission of human disease. In endemic areas, infection with multiple tick-borne diseases...
Environmental Dermatology
What’s Eating You? Ixodes Tick and Related Diseases, Part 2: Diagnosis and Treatment of Regional Tick-borne Diseases
The Ixodes tick is an important arthropod vector in the transmission of human disease. Although Lyme disease is the most prevalent...
Environmental Dermatology
What’s Eating You? Ixodes Tick and Related Diseases, Part 1: Life Cycle, Local Reactions, and Lyme Disease
The Ixodes tick is an important arthropod vector in the transmission of human disease. This 3-part review highlights the biology of the...
Environmental Dermatology
What’s Eating You? Sand Flies
As thousands of Americans descended upon Brazil for the Olympic games in the summer of 2016, the mosquito-borne Zika virus became a source of...
Environmental Dermatology
What’s Eating You? Clinical Manifestations of Dermacentor Tick Bites
Dermacentor ticks are hard ticks found throughout most of North America and are easily identified by their large size, ornate scutum, and...
Environmental Dermatology
What’s Eating You? Head Lice (Pediculus humanus capitis)
The head louse (Pediculus humanus capitis) is a blood-sucking arthropod of the suborder Anoplura. Infestation continues in epidemic...