Bedbug bites can have a central darker area within the red circle of inflammation. Bedbug bites are often clustered near each other on the skin. Bedbug bites can often be found in a line or arc on the skin, commonly known as "breakfast, lunch, and dinner." Red, intensely itchy bumps can be seen on the lower back of this man with bedbug bites. Bedbugs from a top and bottom view.
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Bedbug Bite  Information for adults

Picture of Bedbug Bite: Bedbug bites can have a central darker area within the red circle of inflammation. Divider line
Bedbug bites can have a central darker area within the red circle of inflammation.
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Signs and Symptoms
The morning after being bitten the bedbug, you may notice an itchy hive-like bump at the site of the bite mark, which will go away through the course of the day. There may or not may not be a visible bite mark in the center of the bump. After that, what start as small bruise-like areas turn into red, intensely itchy bumps on the exposed parts of the body (arms, legs, chest, and sometimes the face). There may be a clustered configuration of 3 bites in a line (commonly known as "breakfast, lunch, and dinner"). Resolution takes about 2 weeks and leaves some darkening of the skin (post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation).

You may see tell-tale signs of the bedbug's presence, such as blood stains on the sheets, flecks of bedbug dung on or around your bed, or you may smell a sweet odor that occurs when there is a large bedbug infestation. You may be able to spot a moving bedbug if you are searching at night.
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Last Modified: 22 Dec 2008
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