Common papules with uncommon cause

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.