@Article{Wieczorek2016,
journal="Dermatology Review/Przegląd Dermatologiczny",
issn="0033-2526",
volume="103",
number="4",
year="2016",
title="Bed bug bites mimicking bullous pemphigoid: a report of two cases",
abstract=" Introduction . Bed bugs belong to the family Cimicidae, which includes two cosmopolitan species: Cimex lectularius and Cimex hemipterus. Bed bugs feed on the blood of humans and animals. As a result of bites, skin changes can manifest as itchy spots, erythematous-edematous lesions, hives and bullae.   Aim . To describe two cases: a father and daughter living in the same household, both having skin lesions after bed bug bites that could imitate autoimmune bullous diseases.   Case reports.   The first case concerns a 57-year-old man on whose trunk and extremities were erythematous-edematous lesions and bullae. The second case concerns the 34-year-old daughter of the first patient, on whose trunk and extremities were linear erythematous-edematous lesions. Both in the first and second case direct and indirect immunofluorescence was negative.    Conclusions.   Bed bug bites can mimic other skin diseases, including autoimmune bullous diseases.",
author="Wieczorek, Aleksandra
and Szepietowski, Jacek
and Łoza, Katarzyna
and Bizoń, Andrzej
and Lanckorońska, Julia
and Rutkowska, Karolina
and Głogowska, Katarzyna",
pages="281--284",
doi="10.5114/dr.2016.61775",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/dr.2016.61775"
}