Diagnosis: Contact dermatitis irritant
Description: This is a contact dermatitis. I wondered if possibly Paederus Australis "The Acid Beetle
Morphology: Erosions
Site: Neck side
Sex: F
Age: 50
Type: Clinical
Submitted By: Ian McColl
Differential DiagnosisHistory:
Patient of Dr 50 year old woman, "grey nomad" travelling NT. A ?beetle fell from the caravan canopy as they took it down and she squashed it across her right neck. That evening rash looked like this. Presented D2, painful and itchy, not systemically unwell.
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