TY - JOUR PY - 2018// TI - Mind the eye-squirter! An Anthia sexmaculata sexmaculata-related necrotic burn JO - Journal of travel medicine A1 - Aoun, Olivier A1 - François, Mickaël A1 - Demoncheaux, Jean-Paul A1 - Rapp, Christophe SP - e033 EP - e033 VL - 25 IS - 1 N2 - We report the case of an Anthia sexmaculata sexmaculata-associated necrotic burn in a French expatriate in Mauritania. Anthia spp.-related injury is a common though underreported health issue in the Sahelo-Saharan area. Deployed soldiers and travellers should be aware of these beetles when adventuring in this region.

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LA - en SN - 1195-1982 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jtm/tay033 ID - ref1 ER -