TY - JOUR
T1 - Diethyltoluamide-Containing Insect Repellent
T2 - Adverse Effects in Worldwide Use
AU - Reuveni, Haim
AU - Yagupsky, Pablo
PY - 1982/1/1
Y1 - 1982/1/1
N2 - During the summer of 1978, ten soldiers were seen because of an eruption in the antecubital fossae. All of them had used an insect repellent containing 50% diethyltoluamide a few hours before the eruption had appeared. The symptoms and clinical findings in these cases were those of a burning sensation, erythema, and blisters at the onset, followed in some cases by ulceration and scarring. Precautions in the use of this commonly used repellent should be advised.
AB - During the summer of 1978, ten soldiers were seen because of an eruption in the antecubital fossae. All of them had used an insect repellent containing 50% diethyltoluamide a few hours before the eruption had appeared. The symptoms and clinical findings in these cases were those of a burning sensation, erythema, and blisters at the onset, followed in some cases by ulceration and scarring. Precautions in the use of this commonly used repellent should be advised.
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U2 - 10.1001/archderm.1982.01650200050015
DO - 10.1001/archderm.1982.01650200050015
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0020028096
SN - 0003-987X
VL - 118
SP - 582
EP - 583
JO - Archives of Dermatology
JF - Archives of Dermatology
IS - 8
ER -