The eyelid sign: a clue to bed bug bites.
Publication/Presentation Date
1-1-2014
Abstract
In pediatric patients, determining the culprit insect in arthropod assaults can be challenging. The patient's history may be vague, the causative insect may not be readily associated with the bites, and the clinical appearance of bites can be variable. Six pediatric patients from the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center dermatology offices with bed bug bites were identified. All had bites involving the face, trunk, and extremities. Five patients demonstrated papules on one upper eyelid associated with erythema and edema. One patient had papules on both upper eyelids. When an arthropod assault is suspected, the "eyelid sign," i.e., bites involving the upper eyelid associated with erythema and edema, may point to bed bugs.
Volume
31
Issue
3
First Page
353
Last Page
355
ISSN
1525-1470
Published In/Presented At
Quach, K. A., & Zaenglein, A. L. (2014). The eyelid sign: a clue to bed bug bites. Pediatric dermatology, 31(3), 353–355. https://doi.org/10.1111/pde.12332
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
24649832
Department(s)
Department of Medicine
Document Type
Article