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==Clinical Features== | ==Clinical Features== | ||
*Pain immediately after bite. Pruritis may take days to develop. | |||
*Hyperpigmented, erythematous papules | |||
*Classic line of bites: "breakfast, lunch, and dinner" | |||
[[File:Bed bug, Cimex lectularius.jpg|thumb|Bed bug]] | [[File:Bed bug, Cimex lectularius.jpg|thumb|Bed bug]] | ||
[[File:Bedbug_with_classic_hemmoragic_appearance_and_punctate_center_2014-09-28_19-01.jpg|thumbnail|Bedbug with classic hemmoragic appearance and punctate center]] | [[File:Bedbug_with_classic_hemmoragic_appearance_and_punctate_center_2014-09-28_19-01.jpg|thumbnail|Bedbug with classic hemmoragic appearance and punctate center]] | ||
Revision as of 04:24, 22 January 2016
Background
- Cimex lenticularis.
- Bed bug bites known as Cimicosis.
- Attracted to CO2, warmth, exposed surfaces.
- Hide near beds, cracks, crevices. Feed at night.
- May appear translucent (nymphs,) brown (mature bug,) red (after meal,) black (after digestion.)
- Belong to Hemiptera like kissing bugs which are vectors for trypanosomiasis (Central and South America.)
Clinical Features
- Pain immediately after bite. Pruritis may take days to develop.
- Hyperpigmented, erythematous papules
- Classic line of bites: "breakfast, lunch, and dinner"
Differential Diagnosis
Domestic U.S. Ectoparasites
See also travel-related skin conditions