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Images in paediatrics
Recurrent superficial lymphangitis after insect bites
  1. Patrick M Meyer Sauteur1,2,
  2. Patrick Orban3,
  3. Martin Theiler2,4,5
  1. 1 Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, University Children’s Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
  2. 2 Children’s Research Centre (CRC), University Children’s Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
  3. 3 Paediatric Medical Practice Uster, Uster, Switzerland
  4. 4 Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
  5. 5 Division of Dermatology, University Children’s Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
  1. Correspondence to Dr Patrick M Meyer Sauteur, Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, University Children’s Hospital Zurich, Steinwiesstrasse 75, CH-8032 Zurich, Switzerland; patrick.meyer{at}kispi.uzh.ch

https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2017-312907

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    A boy aged 8 years presented with recurrent erythematous streaks on the anterior chest.

    The first episode occurred in spring with a pruritic linear eruption on the left side after an insect bite at night. The lesion extended from the area of the bite towards the left axillary fold (figure 1A). He was in excellent general condition …

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    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.