Millipede burns are a cutaneous condition caused by certain millipedes that secrete a toxic liquid that causes a brownish pigmentation and/or burns when it comes into contact with the skin.[1] Some millipedes produce quinones in their defensive secretions, which have been reported to cause brown staining of the skin.[2]
millipede, burn, cutaneous, condition, caused, certain, millipedes, that, secrete, toxic, liquid, that, causes, brownish, pigmentation, burns, when, comes, into, contact, with, skin, some, millipedes, produce, quinones, their, defensive, secretions, which, hav. Millipede burns are a cutaneous condition caused by certain millipedes that secrete a toxic liquid that causes a brownish pigmentation and or burns when it comes into contact with the skin 1 Some millipedes produce quinones in their defensive secretions which have been reported to cause brown staining of the skin 2 Millipede burnThe effects of a millipede burn on the footSpecialtyDermatologySee also editCentipede bite Skin lesionReferences edit James William D Berger Timothy G et al 2006 Andrews Diseases of the Skin clinical Dermatology Saunders Elsevier ISBN 0 7216 2921 0 Eisner Thomas 2003 For Love of Insects Cambridge Massachusetts Belknap Press pp 464 ISBN 0 674 01827 3 External links editThis infection related cutaneous condition article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Millipede burn amp oldid 1128845994, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
