Paederus Dermatitis in a Seafarer Diagnosed via Telemedicine Collaboration

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• Personal Author:
  Lefkowitz RY ; Ridge GE
• Description:
  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. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Delivery Of Health Care Dermatitis Diagnosis Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety Skin Skin Diseases
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Seafarer Clinical Techniques Diagnostic Techniques Marine Workers Medical Care Occupational Exposure Occupational Illness Paederus Seaman Skin Diseases Telemedicine

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• ISSN:
  1195-1982
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Connecticut ; OSHA Region 1
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  23
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20058663
• Citation:
  J Travel Med 2016 May; 23(3):taw017
• Contact Point Address:
  Rafael Y. Lefkowitz, MD, MPH, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale Occupational and Environmental Medicine Program, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
• Email:
  rafael.lefkowitz@yale.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• NORA Priority Area:
  Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities
• Performing Organization:
  Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20150901
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Travel Medicine
• End Date:
  20180831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:ebd2f4be634a2577565ad56da5f65ef0ebf2f8fca37b4bb8adae2023387e1aa5f2e38267c43fc74193edf0136c5999bbcd3e1554f402d99dc0c68a484e113313
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/221703/cdc_221703_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 254.00 KB ]