Paederus dermatitis in a seafarer diagnosed via telemedicine collaboration.

Autor: Lefkowitz RY; Department of Internal Medicine, Yale Occupational and Environmental Medicine Program, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA rafael.lefkowitz@yale.edu., Ridge GE; The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven, CT, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of travel medicine [J Travel Med] 2016 Mar 28; Vol. 23 (3). Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Mar 28 (Print Publication: 2016).
DOI: 10.1093/jtm/taw017
Abstrakt: Seafarers are traveling workers, subject to unique exposures and generally isolated from adequate medical care. This case report of paederus dermatitis diagnosed at sea highlights the importance of a multidisciplinary diagnostic approach and telecommunication in providing remote medical advice to isolated traveling workers such as seafarers.
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Databáze: MEDLINE