Breakfast, lunch, and dinner sign: a hallmark of flea and bedbug bites



Título del documento: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner sign: a hallmark of flea and bedbug bites
Revista: Anais brasileiros de dermatologia
Base de datos: PERIÓDICA
Número de sistema: 000422059
ISSN: 0365-0596
Autores: 1

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Instituciones: 1Universidade Estadual Paulista "Julio de Mesquita Filho", Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, Botucatu, Sao Paulo. Brasil
Año:
Periodo: Sep-Oct
Volumen: 93
Número: 5
Paginación: 759-760
País: Brasil
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Nota breve o noticia
Enfoque: Analítico, descriptivo
Resumen en inglés 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
Disciplinas: Medicina
Palabras clave: Dermatología,
Parasitología,
Insectos,
Ectoparásitos,
Control de plagas,
Prurigo
Keyword: Dermatology,
Parasitology,
Insects,
Ectoparasites,
Pests control,
Prurigo
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