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Question: I've been getting what it looks like mosquito bites around my left elbow. I get 1-3 bites every week for the past 2 months. they are a red, itchy bumps. I'm in CA and weather is hot but i mainly get them the bumps on my elbow. Should i look for an examination?
Brief Answer:
Bed Bugs
Detailed Answer:
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From your description I would diagnose these insect bites as bed bugs. The usual indication that this is bed bugs is that you notice them in the morning and they are always in a group of three. This is very typical or bed bugs. I recommend further treatment with hydrocortisone but also get an exterminator to your house to check for the bed bugs. They are very hard to exterminate and frequently will need repeat treatments. Medically you can only continue topical steroids to help the itching
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Bed Bugs
Detailed Answer:
Thank you for contacting HCM with your health care concerns
From your description I would diagnose these insect bites as bed bugs. The usual indication that this is bed bugs is that you notice them in the morning and they are always in a group of three. This is very typical or bed bugs. I recommend further treatment with hydrocortisone but also get an exterminator to your house to check for the bed bugs. They are very hard to exterminate and frequently will need repeat treatments. Medically you can only continue topical steroids to help the itching
I hope I answered your question. Please contact us again if you have any further questions
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Dr. Schubert,
I had a guest over who had bed bugs in his house but this was 1-2 months ago. I get 1 or 2 bites in my arms and also think this might be the reason. The problem is that i don't see any stains or bugs. Is it possible not to see them even if it's been more than a month? Also I was tested for H. Pylori test because i had diarrhea on and off over a month . i tested positive and i'm taking antibiotics. I Wonder if this is transmitted by bugs or it could be something else. Please help.
I had a guest over who had bed bugs in his house but this was 1-2 months ago. I get 1 or 2 bites in my arms and also think this might be the reason. The problem is that i don't see any stains or bugs. Is it possible not to see them even if it's been more than a month? Also I was tested for H. Pylori test because i had diarrhea on and off over a month . i tested positive and i'm taking antibiotics. I Wonder if this is transmitted by bugs or it could be something else. Please help.
Brief Answer:
Bed bugs
Detailed Answer:
Bed bugs are very elusive insect and sometimes very hard to spot. I would still have an exterminator check your bedroom and have the treatment done.
H. pylori is not transmitted by insects. We are not sure how H. pylori is transmitted. I recommend you follow your doctor's plan for the H. pylori to help get eradication of it.
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Bed bugs
Detailed Answer:
Bed bugs are very elusive insect and sometimes very hard to spot. I would still have an exterminator check your bedroom and have the treatment done.
H. pylori is not transmitted by insects. We are not sure how H. pylori is transmitted. I recommend you follow your doctor's plan for the H. pylori to help get eradication of it.
I hope I answered your question. Please contact us again with your health care concerns
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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