Summary
Definition
History and exam
Key diagnostic factors
- presença de fatores de risco
- visualização de percevejos de cama
- pápulas eritematosas curvas ou lineares irregulares
- novas lesões cutâneas notadas pela manhã
- prurido
Other diagnostic factors
- dor ou queimação
- urticária papular ou difusa
- bolhas
- urticária disseminada/sibilância/estridor/hipotensão
- manchas de sangue ou fezes em lençóis
Risk factors
- ambiente de muito movimento
- viagem recente
- móveis de segunda mão em residências
Diagnostic tests
Tests to consider
- raspagem cutânea da lesão (preparação em óleo mineral)
- biópsia de pele
Treatment algorithm
doença sintomática
Contributors
Authors
Whitney A. High, MD, JD, MEng
Professor of Dermatology and Pathology
Director of Dermatopathology (Dermatology)
School of Medicine
University of Colorado
Colorado
CO
Disclosures
WAH declares that he has no competing interests.
Acknowledgements
Dr Whitney A. High would like to gratefully acknowledge Dr Julian Trevino, Dr Elizabeth Usedom, Dr Suzanna Dundon, and Dr David Carr, previous contributors to this topic.
Disclosures
JJT, EU, SD, and DRC declare that they have no competing interests.
Peer reviewers
Richard deShazo, MD
Chairman and Professor
Department of Medicine
Professor of Pediatrics
Billy S. Guyton Distinguished Professor
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson
MS
Disclosures
RD declares that he has no competing interests.
Xuan Nguyen, MD
Faculty Physician
Dermatology and Pediatric Dermatology
Phoenix Children's Hospital
Phoenix
AZ
Disclosures
XN declares that she has no competing interests.
Ian F. Burgess, MSc, MPhil
Professor
Director
Medical Entomology Centre
University of Cambridge
Cambridge
UK
Disclosures
IFB has been a consultant to various manufacturers of pharmaceutical products, alternative therapies, and combs for treating louse infections. IFB is an author of a number of references cited in this topic.
References
Key articles
Parola P, Izri A. Bedbugs. N Engl J Med. 2020 Jun 4;382(23):2230-7. Abstract
McNeill C, Jarrett A, Shreve DM, et al. Bed bugs: current treatment guidelines. J Nurse Pract. 2017 Jun;13(6): P381-8.Full text
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. Insect bites and stings: antimicrobial prescribing. Sep 2020 [internet publication].Full text
Reference articles
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