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Bite Caused by the Assassin Bug Zelus Fabricius, 1803 (Hemiptera; Heteroptera: Reduviidae) in a Human
Carlos Eduardo Pereira Dos Santos1, José Ricardo de Souza2, Régis Adriel Zanette3
1Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, Brazil.
Abstract:
A 47-y-old man was bitten by a reduviid bug from the Zelus Fabricius, 1803 genus, which was hidden inside a rubber-coated boot. The bite caused immediate and sharp pain, followed by local edema and constant pruritus for 15 d. Pain and fever within the first 24 h were managed with analgesics as needed, and resolution was complete and without sequelae after 21 d.
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