Blister Mystery Wilderness & Environmental Medicine

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Blister Mystery Wilderness & Environmental Medicine Buddhika T.B. Wijerathne, MBBS, Dip. Public Health, MRSPH Wilderness & Environmental Medicine Volume 28, Issue 3, Pages 271-272 (September 2017) DOI: 10.1016/j.wem.2017.03.008 Copyright © 2017 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Mystery blisters. (Note: Not a photo of the fictional case.) Source: Ajao et al.6 Used with permission. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2017 28, 271-272DOI: (10.1016/j.wem.2017.03.008) Copyright © 2017 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 The blister beetle Mylabris pustulata (~25 mm length). Photograph by BTB Wijerathne while on expedition in a forest near Sigiriya, Sri Lanka. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2017 28, 271-272DOI: (10.1016/j.wem.2017.03.008) Copyright © 2017 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions