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著者:Mark Bisanzo and Kurt Eifling
 
Abstract
Emergency medicine practitioners often care for dermatologic consequences of insect bites. This chapter discusses how to assess and care for common parasitic infestations, such as bedbugs and lice, as well as accidental acute exposures such as wasps, bees, and caterpillars.
 
Keywords
arthropod bite
bedbugs
biting flies
caterpillars
chigger bites
DEET
fleas
hymenoptera
insect bite
insect repellent
kissing bugs
lice
mosquito bite
permethrin
picaridin
puss caterpillar
stings

Presentation  
    Patients with bug or insect bites seek medical help because of itching, secondary infection, or anxiety about secondary effects such as communicable diseases or infestation.
     
    Skin lesions generally consist of single or multiple pruritic wheals or papules, which may include excoriations from scratching (Fig. 164.1).
     
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