Bed bug bites mimicking bullous pemphigoid: a report of two cases
Introduction . Bed bugs belong to the family Cimicidae, which includes two cosmopolitan species: Cimex lectularius and Cimex hemipterus. Bed bugs feed on the blood of humans and animals. As a result of bites, skin changes can manifest as itchy spots, erythematous-edematous lesions, hives and bullae....
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| author | Aleksandra Wieczorek Jacek Szepietowski Katarzyna Łoza Andrzej Bizoń Julia Lanckorońska Karolina Rutkowska Katarzyna Głogowska |
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| description | Introduction . Bed bugs belong to the family Cimicidae, which includes two cosmopolitan species: Cimex lectularius and Cimex hemipterus. Bed bugs feed on the blood of humans and animals. As a result of bites, skin changes can manifest as itchy spots, erythematous-edematous lesions, hives and bullae.
Aim . To describe two cases: a father and daughter living in the same household, both having skin lesions after bed bug bites that could imitate autoimmune bullous diseases.
Case reports. The first case concerns a 57-year-old man on whose trunk and extremities were erythematous-edematous lesions and bullae. The second case concerns the 34-year-old daughter of the first patient, on whose trunk and extremities were linear erythematous-edematous lesions. Both in the first and second case direct and indirect immunofluorescence was negative.
Conclusions. Bed bug bites can mimic other skin diseases, including autoimmune bullous diseases. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ce4fac08ffad424bba0b517f4f9e28912022-12-22T03:12:26ZengTermedia Publishing HousePrzegląd Dermatologiczny0033-25262084-98932016-09-01103428128410.5114/dr.2016.6177528149Bed bug bites mimicking bullous pemphigoid: a report of two casesAleksandra WieczorekJacek SzepietowskiKatarzyna ŁozaAndrzej BizońJulia LanckorońskaKarolina RutkowskaKatarzyna GłogowskaIntroduction . Bed bugs belong to the family Cimicidae, which includes two cosmopolitan species: Cimex lectularius and Cimex hemipterus. Bed bugs feed on the blood of humans and animals. As a result of bites, skin changes can manifest as itchy spots, erythematous-edematous lesions, hives and bullae. Aim . To describe two cases: a father and daughter living in the same household, both having skin lesions after bed bug bites that could imitate autoimmune bullous diseases. Case reports. The first case concerns a 57-year-old man on whose trunk and extremities were erythematous-edematous lesions and bullae. The second case concerns the 34-year-old daughter of the first patient, on whose trunk and extremities were linear erythematous-edematous lesions. Both in the first and second case direct and indirect immunofluorescence was negative. Conclusions. Bed bug bites can mimic other skin diseases, including autoimmune bullous diseases.https://www.termedia.pl/Bed-bug-bites-mimicking-bullous-pemphigoid-a-report-of-two-cases,56,28149,1,1.htmlbed bug Cimex lectularius autoimmune bullous diseases |
| spellingShingle | Aleksandra Wieczorek Jacek Szepietowski Katarzyna Łoza Andrzej Bizoń Julia Lanckorońska Karolina Rutkowska Katarzyna Głogowska Bed bug bites mimicking bullous pemphigoid: a report of two cases Przegląd Dermatologiczny bed bug Cimex lectularius autoimmune bullous diseases |
| title | Bed bug bites mimicking bullous pemphigoid: a report of two cases |
| title_full | Bed bug bites mimicking bullous pemphigoid: a report of two cases |
| title_fullStr | Bed bug bites mimicking bullous pemphigoid: a report of two cases |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bed bug bites mimicking bullous pemphigoid: a report of two cases |
| title_short | Bed bug bites mimicking bullous pemphigoid: a report of two cases |
| title_sort | bed bug bites mimicking bullous pemphigoid a report of two cases |
| topic | bed bug Cimex lectularius autoimmune bullous diseases |
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