DR. Marrufo

· 17 Jan 2022

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Allergies to bites!

If your child is allergic to insect bites, this post will interest you
We call it and it has many synonyms, such as prurigo of arrival, cymiasis, papular urticaria, apodermal prurigo, strofulus.
It consists of a dermatosis produced by the bite of an insect, which generates a hypersensitivity reaction to the antigens of the insect's saliva
Many children have generalized or systemic reactions (affecting the whole body), and may even result in death
In general, after the bite, the so-called wheal appears along with pruritus (it itches a lot), this around 5 to 20 minutes, they slowly disappear and then Tomasoli seropapules form, they have scabs around them and later vesicles or blisters appear
The insects that cause this picture are the following:
Order Diptera: flies, mosquitoes and mosquitoes
Order Hemidiptera: the so-called bed bugs
Order Siphonaptera: fleas.
Order Heminoptera: ants, bees, bumblebees and wasps

Each insect produces lesions with different characteristics and in each child the reaction caused depends on many factors, some only complain of pruritus, while others may have difficulty breathing.

BY; DR. M.