BED BUG BITES TREATMENT
Bed bug infestations have become more common with the eventual resistance and subsequent banning of the use of dichloride-phenyltrichloroethane (DDT).
COMMON AREAS OF INVOLVEMENT:
- Most bed bugs bite just before dawn, laying in close proximity to the sleeping quarters.
- Bed bug bites tend to occur on exposed surfaces such as the head or the neck. The insect will not typically venture beneath bedding or bed clothes. A linear arrangement to the bites is common.
CLINICAL PICTURE:
The skin lesions are due to an allergic reaction to the saliva leaked during feeding. Symptomatic bed bug bites often produce an erythematous wheal, followed by a firm, reddish papule, sometimes with a small central haemorrhagic punctum. Bites are often pruritic and are usually present on surface exposed during sleep, such as the head, neck, arms, legs, and shoulders.
TREATMENT OPTIONS:
- There is great interest in the use of temperature to eradicate infestations.
- Common whole room whole home heating, using propane heaters and fans to develop convective cycle exist.
- Other comparatively simplistic measures, such as impermeable matters covers are also widely employed.
- Treatment of bed bug bites among humans is directed at symptoms. Bites are treated in a symptomatic fashion with potent topical steroids and antihistamines.
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