Systemic illness with eosinophilia and urticaria-like rash caused by prolonged bedbug exposure
Bedbugs are blood-feeding nocturnal ectoparasites, which are well-adapted to human habitats. In recent decades, bedbug infestation has been an emerging health problem worldwide, affecting all socio-economic population strata. The clinical presentations of bedbug exposure are variable, ranging from s...
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| author | Ian B. Weitzel Valeria Palma Macarena Silva Alex Castro Thomas Weitzel |
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| description | Bedbugs are blood-feeding nocturnal ectoparasites, which are well-adapted to human habitats. In recent decades, bedbug infestation has been an emerging health problem worldwide, affecting all socio-economic population strata. The clinical presentations of bedbug exposure are variable, ranging from simple pruriginous bite lesions to severe cutaneous and systemic manifestations. Diagnosis is challenging and depends on awareness, clinical experience, and a thorough medical history. In our case, cutaneous lesions were accompanied by severe systemic symptoms and hypereosinophilia, leading to prolonged illness and hospitalization. The differential diagnosis of such presentations should include bedbug exposure, to avoid long-lasting disease, unnecessary diagnostic procedures, and the associated psychological burden for the patient. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4cfc08699f694152b6a4167d83fbf8c52025-08-20T04:01:48ZengElsevierInternational Journal of Infectious Diseases1201-97122025-10-0115910799110.1016/j.ijid.2025.107991Systemic illness with eosinophilia and urticaria-like rash caused by prolonged bedbug exposureIan B. Weitzel0Valeria Palma1Macarena Silva2Alex Castro3Thomas Weitzel4Laboratorio Clínico, Clínica Alemana, Facultad de Medicina Clínica Alemana, Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago, ChileUnidad de Inmunología y Alergias, Clínica Alemana, Facultad de Medicina Clínica Alemana, Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago, ChileServicio de Infectología, Clínica Alemana, Facultad de Medicina Clínica Alemana, Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago, ChileServicio de Anatomía Patológica, Clínica Alemana, Facultad de Medicina Clínica Alemana, Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago, ChileLaboratorio Clínico, Clínica Alemana, Facultad de Medicina Clínica Alemana, Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago, Chile; Instituto de Ciencias e Innovación en Medicina (ICIM), Facultad de Medicina Clínica Alemana, Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago, Chile; Institute of International Health, Charité Center for Global Health, Charité–Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany; Corresponding author: Thomas Weitzel, Laboratorio Clínico, Clínica Alemana, Vitacura 5951, Santiago, Chile.Bedbugs are blood-feeding nocturnal ectoparasites, which are well-adapted to human habitats. In recent decades, bedbug infestation has been an emerging health problem worldwide, affecting all socio-economic population strata. The clinical presentations of bedbug exposure are variable, ranging from simple pruriginous bite lesions to severe cutaneous and systemic manifestations. Diagnosis is challenging and depends on awareness, clinical experience, and a thorough medical history. In our case, cutaneous lesions were accompanied by severe systemic symptoms and hypereosinophilia, leading to prolonged illness and hospitalization. The differential diagnosis of such presentations should include bedbug exposure, to avoid long-lasting disease, unnecessary diagnostic procedures, and the associated psychological burden for the patient.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971225002152Parasitic diseasesEctoparasitic infestationInsect bitesCimexSerum sickness-like reaction |
| spellingShingle | Ian B. Weitzel Valeria Palma Macarena Silva Alex Castro Thomas Weitzel Systemic illness with eosinophilia and urticaria-like rash caused by prolonged bedbug exposure International Journal of Infectious Diseases Parasitic diseases Ectoparasitic infestation Insect bites Cimex Serum sickness-like reaction |
| title | Systemic illness with eosinophilia and urticaria-like rash caused by prolonged bedbug exposure |
| title_full | Systemic illness with eosinophilia and urticaria-like rash caused by prolonged bedbug exposure |
| title_fullStr | Systemic illness with eosinophilia and urticaria-like rash caused by prolonged bedbug exposure |
| title_full_unstemmed | Systemic illness with eosinophilia and urticaria-like rash caused by prolonged bedbug exposure |
| title_short | Systemic illness with eosinophilia and urticaria-like rash caused by prolonged bedbug exposure |
| title_sort | systemic illness with eosinophilia and urticaria like rash caused by prolonged bedbug exposure |
| topic | Parasitic diseases Ectoparasitic infestation Insect bites Cimex Serum sickness-like reaction |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971225002152 |
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