Asthma produced by susceptibility to unusual allergens

Jimenezdiaz, C; Cuenca, B Sanchez

doi:10.1016/s0021-8707(35)90095-8

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“…Common domestic pests, including cockroaches (298), carpet beetles (155), and various acarines (notably the house dust mite [264]), have all been implicated in asthma, although exposure to any arthropod allergen could potentially lead to hypersensitivity (248). As bed bugs live in and around sleeping areas, the level of contact with the insects is high, and similar allergic and respiratory reactions have been recorded around the world (2,157,277,312,313). The control of bed bugs led to a subsequent reduction in the number of asthma attacks for an individual patient (277).…”

Section: Miscellaneous Health Impactsmentioning

confidence: 82%

Bed Bugs: Clinical Relevance and Control Options

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SUMMARY Since the late 1990s, bed bugs of the species Cimex lectularius and Cimex hemipterus have undergone a worldwide resurgence. These bed bugs are blood-sucking insects that readily bite humans. Cutaneous reactions may occur and can start out as small macular lesions that can develop into distinctive wheals of around 5 cm in diameter, which are accompanied by intense itching. Occasionally, bullous eruptions may result. If bed bugs are numerous, the patient can present with widespread urticaria or eythematous rashes. Often, bites occur in lines along the limbs. Over 40 pathogens have been detected in bed bugs, but there is no definitive evidence that they transmit any disease-causing organisms to humans. Anemia may result when bed bugs are numerous, and their allergens can trigger asthmatic reactions. The misuse of chemicals and other technologies for controlling bed bugs has the potential to have a deleterious impact on human health, while the insect itself can be the cause of significant psychological trauma. The control of bed bugs is challenging and should encompass a multidisciplinary approach utilizing nonchemical means of control and the judicious use of insecticides. For accommodation providers, risk management procedures should be implemented to reduce the potential of bed bug infestations.

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Bed Bugs: Clinical Relevance and Control Options

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“…There are a few studies of systemic reactions from bed bug bites, including asthma, generalized urticaria, and anaphylaxis. 63,[79][80][81] One study 82 suggested that generalized urticaria from bed bug bites is not unusual. However, the descriptions of the "urticaria" in 1 study suggests erythema multiforme.…”

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Bed Bugs (<emph type="ital">Cimex lectularius</emph>) and Clinical Consequences of Their Bites

Goddard¹

2009

JAMA

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IMEX LECTULARIUS HAS BEEN known as a human parasite for thousands of years, but scientific studies of this insect are recent and limited. 1,2 International travel, immigration, changes in pest control practices, and insecticide resistance may have contributed to a recent resurgence of this blood-sucking insect in developed countries. 1,3 Bed bug infestations have been reported increasingly in homes, apartments, hotel rooms, hospitals, and dormitories in the United States since 1980 (TABLE 1). 1,21,22 For example, reports of bed bug infestations in San Francisco doubled between 2004 and 2006. 23 The resurgence affects other countries as well. Public health experts in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, reported a 100% increase in telephone complaints about bed bugs during a 6-month period in 2002. 4 In Germany, bed bug infestations increased from 5 reported cases in 1992 to 76 cases in 2004. 24 In Australia, bed bug samples submitted to a government public agency increased by 400% during the period of 2001-2004 compared with 1997-2000. 25 The insect family Cimicidae contains species commonly called bed bugs, See also Patient Page. CME available online at www.jamaarchivescme.com and questions on p 1391.

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“…Yet it would be naive to believe that clinical diagnostic tests are adequate; patients can be tested only with a very limited selection of the allergens that might have sensitized the respiratory passages, and there are a number of known or suspected antigens that cannot be satisfactorily applied in the diagnostic tests (Aas, 1967;Chafee and Settipane, 1967;Jimenez-Diaz and Sanchez Cuenca, 1935). This applies, for example, to the vast number of antigens in bacteria and viruses.…”

Section: Intrinsic Asthma: An Exclusion Diagnosismentioning

confidence: 99%

Allergic asthma in childhood.

K¹

1969

Archives of Disease in Childhood

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Asthma produced by susceptibility to unusual allergens

Cited by 16 publications

References 7 publications

Bed Bugs: Clinical Relevance and Control Options

Bed Bugs: Clinical Relevance and Control Options

Bed Bugs (<emph type="ital">Cimex lectularius</emph>) and Clinical Consequences of Their Bites

Allergic asthma in childhood.

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