Abstract
Dermatitis caused by bombardier
beetles is rarely reported. Here, we
report a case of
beetle-caused
dermatitis that occurred in Pará
State, the Brazilian
Amazon. A
female patient while putting on her
shoes, felt a
burning pain in the right
hallux and noticed a
beetle inside the
shoe. During medical
consultation, the
physician observed that the
injury site was brown and discolored. The
patient complained of localized
burning pain and blurred
vision. The
beetle responsible for the
injury was identified as Pheropsophus sp. Administered
treatment included cleaning with saline,
analgesics, and topical
hydrocortisone acetate and the
patient was discharged without complaints.