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ReviewPostepy dermatologii i alergologii2021

Dermatologic aspects of bed bug epidemic: an atlas of differential diagnosis.

Luca Fésűs, Antal Jobbágy, Norbert Kiss, Eszter Horváth, Pinar Avci, Andrea Lukács, Katalin Mayer, Beata Bergler-Czop, Norbert Wikonkál, András Bánvölgyi

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Review in Postepy dermatologii i alergologii, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
0.1field-weighted citation impact, top 52% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Luca FésűsDepartment of Dermatology, Venerology and Dermatooncology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
Antal JobbágyDepartment of Dermatology, Venerology and Dermatooncology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
Norbert KissDepartment of Dermatology, Venerology and Dermatooncology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
Eszter HorváthDepartment of Dermatology, Venerology and Dermatooncology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
Pinar AvciDepartment of Dermatology, Venerology and Dermatooncology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
Andrea LukácsDepartment of Dermatology, Venerology and Dermatooncology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
Katalin MayerHospital for Small Animals Dunakeszi, Dunakeszi, Hungary.
Beata Bergler-CzopDepartment of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland.
Norbert WikonkálDepartment of Dermatology, Venerology and Dermatooncology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
András BánvölgyiDepartment of Dermatology, Venerology and Dermatooncology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
Semmelweis University · HUMedical University of Silesia · PL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bed bug infestation rate has gone through an unforeseen increase in the past decades worldwide. Their resurgence is a consequence of numerous factors, including growing population density, increased international travel and the spread of insecticide resistance. Bed bug infestation is often revealed by skin symptoms appearing after their bite in sensitive patients. Medical professionals encountering patients with bed bug bites have responsibility for recognizing the condition and for instructing patients about the necessary measures for eradication. Setting the correct diagnosis, however, is not unequivocal as several skin diseases with autoimmune, immune-mediated aetiology or other arthropod stings and bites may present with similar symptoms. In this review we provide a differential diagnostic guide and an atlas of clinical pictures assigned to the diagnoses. We highlight those dermatological findings where the possibility of bed bug bite arises and identify key elements that help in the differentiation so as to avoid unnecessary diagnostic tests and force early start of extermination.

Indexed as

arthropod bitebed bugCimex lectulariusdifferential diagnosisinfestation

Identifiers

PMID36751539
PMCPMC9880782
OpenAlexW3164335294

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