millipede burn

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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.{{cite book |author1=James, William D. |author2=Berger, Timothy G. |title=Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: clinical Dermatology |publisher=Saunders Elsevier |year=2006 |isbn=0-7216-2921-0 |display-authors=etal}} Some millipedes produce quinones in their defensive secretions, which have been reported to cause brown staining of the skin.{{cite book |author=Eisner, Thomas |title=For Love of Insects |publisher=Belknap Press |location=Cambridge, Massachusetts |year=2003 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780674018273/page/464 464] |isbn=0-674-01827-3 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780674018273/page/464 }}