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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Treatments Your Provider May Prescribe
Your doctor may give you an antihistamine, such as Benadryl, and/or topical corticosteroids to help reduce the itching and inflammation. In rare cases of blistering skin reaction, oral corticosteroids may be necessary. If you have a bacterial infection of the skin from scratching, you may need oral antibiotics. Rarely, anaphylaxis has occurred and is treated with emergency care.

Bedbug bites are difficult to visually diagnose, so if you continue to get lesions, your doctor may need to take a small sample of skin (biopsy) to determine if you have some other skin condition.


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