1. Systemic Reactions Caused by Bed Bug Bites.
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Phan, Céline, Brunet-Possenti, Florence, Marinho, Eduardo, and Petit, Antoine
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EDEMA ,JOINT pain ,BEDBUGS ,DRUG side effects ,STEROID drugs ,PATIENTS - Abstract
The article presents a case study of a 67-year-old man with feeling of malaise and was diagnosed with erythematous papules on the abdomen and limbs. He was given topical steroids and developed asthenia, fever, inflammatory bilateral edema and arthralgia. The patient has a physical examination which shows lesions and vasculitis. The patient receives antihistamines and topical steroids with home decontamination for bed bug.
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- 2016
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