Is it a Rash, a Hive or an Allergy. No it’s Bed Bug Bites

My customer today went to the doctor last week because of a rash / hives on her body. The doctor diagnosed Contact Eczema, or Contact Dermatitis and was sent home with a cream to relieve the itching.

A few nights later, she woke up in the middle of the night to discover a bed bug sauntering across her pillow. Like so many of us, she freaked out and couldn’t sleep a wink after that.

Last week, a doctor advised their patient that the hives were from an allergy and sent her to a specialist for testing. She tested negative for most common allergies and the doctor was flummoxed as to what could be creating the rash and was about to start restricting her food groups to the bare minimum and slowly introduce new foods to find out if she had a food allergy. Luckily, she found a dead bug and was saved from further testing.

It’s not uncommon for doctors to misdiagnose bed bug bites for many skin ailments, but it is frustrating for patients who continue to be eaten alive by bed bugs having been given misinformation.

Bed bug bites can take many different forms, from small little scabs, usually when you have a large number of baby bed bugs, to large welts from adult bed bugs that surpass even what a mosquito bite looks like.

Bed Bugs are equal opportunity vampires. Anyone can get bed bugs, so check your bed and surroundings if you suddenly have a rash, hives or bites that seem to make no sense. Then call Adrienne Bed Bugs Dead Bugs for advice.