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Published on: January 18, 2016
What's eating you? bedbugs
Jay Chittoor1, Bart D Wilkison2, Brandon W McNally2
1Midwestern University Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, Downers Grove, Illinois, USA.
Abstract:
Bedbugs are a known household scourge that also have become an increasing problem in the corporate space. These pests have adapted to the office environment, finding new harborages in which to thrive and devising new ways to obtain blood meals during the day. Bedbugs pose a considerable public health problem, and managing the epidemic will require vigilance by health care professionals as well as patient education on prevention. We present the case of a 42-year-old man with treatment-refractory pruritic papules over the bilateral posterior arms that were attributed to a bedbug infestation at his workplace.
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