Common papules with uncommon cause

Abstract

In Central Europe, bites from the common bed bug, (Cimex lectularius) are nowadays rather uncommon. However, the incidence of skin disease secondary to infestation with a human bedbug has increased in United States and United Kingdom.We describe a patient suffering from pruritus and erythematous papules. The etiology of his cutaneous lesions was discovered to be a bedbug infestation in the home, when the patient noted small brownish animals in his bed and decided to bring them to the local university to resolve the case.