Bedbug bites masquerading as urticaria

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 117, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1508-1509

  Scarupa, Mark D ^a,b   Economides, Athena ^a  

^a Institute for Asthma and Allergy   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS ASTHMA AND ALLERGY CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; DIETHYLTOLUAMIDE; PESTICIDE; PREDNISONE;

CIMEX; CLEANING; CLINICAL FEATURE; DERMATITIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE CARRIER; ERYTHEMA; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; INFESTATION; LETTER; PAPULAR RASH; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; URTICARIA;

ANIMALS; BEDBUGS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; URTICARIA;

EID: 33646912246     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2006.03.034     Document Type: Letter

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