New pandemic, old bugs: A case of cimicosis (Bed Bug) in a neglected elderly patient during the coronavirus disease quarantine

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Autor(a) principal: Dellatorre, Gerson
Data de Publicação: 2021
Outros Autores: Haddad Jr, Vidal [UNESP]
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Texto Completo: http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0791-2020
http://hdl.handle.net/11449/210039
Resumo: Bed bugs are hematophagous arthropods that can parasitize humans. During the coronavirus disease pandemic, there has been an increase in elderly neglect. A man in his 90s came to the hospital complaining of generalized pruritus. Despite being a dependent patient, he was left alone in a home by his relatives during the pandemic. Examination revealed inflammatory nodules in addition to a live bed bug crawling over his trunk. Identifying a bed bug during consultation is an uncommon feature that can help determine a particular diagnosis. As this case shows, the need for social isolation during pandemics can contribute to elder abuse and neglect.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv New pandemic, old bugs: A case of cimicosis (Bed Bug) in a neglected elderly patient during the coronavirus disease quarantine
title New pandemic, old bugs: A case of cimicosis (Bed Bug) in a neglected elderly patient during the coronavirus disease quarantine
spellingShingle New pandemic, old bugs: A case of cimicosis (Bed Bug) in a neglected elderly patient during the coronavirus disease quarantine
Dellatorre, Gerson
bed bug
Cimex lectularius
COVID-19
title_short New pandemic, old bugs: A case of cimicosis (Bed Bug) in a neglected elderly patient during the coronavirus disease quarantine
title_full New pandemic, old bugs: A case of cimicosis (Bed Bug) in a neglected elderly patient during the coronavirus disease quarantine
title_fullStr New pandemic, old bugs: A case of cimicosis (Bed Bug) in a neglected elderly patient during the coronavirus disease quarantine
title_full_unstemmed New pandemic, old bugs: A case of cimicosis (Bed Bug) in a neglected elderly patient during the coronavirus disease quarantine
title_sort New pandemic, old bugs: A case of cimicosis (Bed Bug) in a neglected elderly patient during the coronavirus disease quarantine
author Dellatorre, Gerson
author_facet Dellatorre, Gerson
Haddad Jr, Vidal [UNESP]
author_role author
author2 Haddad Jr, Vidal [UNESP]
author2_role author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Hosp Santa Casa Curitiba
Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Dellatorre, Gerson
Haddad Jr, Vidal [UNESP]
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv bed bug
Cimex lectularius
COVID-19
topic bed bug
Cimex lectularius
COVID-19
description Bed bugs are hematophagous arthropods that can parasitize humans. During the coronavirus disease pandemic, there has been an increase in elderly neglect. A man in his 90s came to the hospital complaining of generalized pruritus. Despite being a dependent patient, he was left alone in a home by his relatives during the pandemic. Examination revealed inflammatory nodules in addition to a live bed bug crawling over his trunk. Identifying a bed bug during consultation is an uncommon feature that can help determine a particular diagnosis. As this case shows, the need for social isolation during pandemics can contribute to elder abuse and neglect.
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