Breakfast, lunch, and dinner sign: a hallmark of flea and bedbug bites
An. bras. dermatol
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93(5): 759-760, Sept.-Oct. 2018. graf
Article
in English
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| ID: biblio-1038280
ABSTRACT
Abstract Human, dog, and cat fleas, as well as bedbugs, feed by biting their victims, causing acute prurigo, which is aggravated in sensitized victims (papular urticaria). The lesions appear in the classic "breakfast, lunch, and dinner" pattern. There are two main explanations the parasites "map" the skin area in search of the best places to bite, and their removal when victim scratches, and then reattach to the skin. Treatments aim to control pruritus, as well as hypersensitivity reactions when necessary. Prevention is based on environmental control measures. The "breakfast, lunch, and dinner" sign is a definitive marker for diagnosis and the parasite´s identification and control.
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Main subject:
Bedbugs
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Flea Infestations
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Insect Bites and Stings
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Etiology study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
An. bras. dermatol
Journal subject:
Dermatology
Year:
2018
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidade Estadual Paulista/BR
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