Rebora A, Rongioletti F, Raineri V
Department of Dermatology, University of Genoa, Italy.
Dermatology. 1993;187(1):6-8. doi: 10.1159/000247188.
A patient is reported who was bitten by Aedes albopictus, commonly known as tiger mosquito. The biology of the insect, originally living in the forests of southeastern Asia, and its role in transmitting exotic infectious agents is discussed. Up to this day, only Albania and northern Italy have been colonized, but the biologic characteristics of the insect make its spreading all over Europe highly probable, unless serious attempts to eradicate it are quickly undertaken. Dermatologists should think of the tiger mosquito in the presence of painful, purpuric, large wheals and when patients report a history of multiple attack during daylight.
报告了一名被白纹伊蚊（俗称虎蚊）叮咬的患者。讨论了这种最初生活在东南亚森林中的昆虫的生物学特性及其在传播外来传染源中的作用。截至目前，只有阿尔巴尼亚和意大利北部有这种蚊子，但这种昆虫的生物学特性使其极有可能在整个欧洲传播，除非迅速采取认真的根除措施。皮肤科医生在出现疼痛性紫癜性大风疹块且患者报告有白天多次被叮咬史时，应考虑到虎蚊。
