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Do bed bugs bite black people
A 54-year-old female asked:

Dr. John Chiuanswered
Allergy and Immunology 58 years experience
No major difference: but African Americans do tend to scar more if the bite is scratched or infected.
2.6k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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Dr. Hunter Handsfieldanswered
Infectious Disease 54 years experience
Doubt bed bugs: "Raised dry patches" doesn't suggest bug bites, and bed bugs would not limit their meals to your buttock area, more likely itchy red bumps in several ... Read More
2.4k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 26-year-old female asked:

Dr. Chad Rudnickanswered
Pediatrics 11 years experience
Doc visit: A visit to the doctor, for your son, you, or ideally, both of you, can help find out the cause. Besides bedbugs, scabies is also a possibility. good l... Read More
2.5k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 48-year-old member asked:

Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 26 years experience
Yes: Bed bug bites may cause no sx's/signs in some except for 2 small points where skin was punctured by bedbug. When there's a reaction, it may show from ... Read More
4.8k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 49-year-old member asked:

Dr. Michael Tomeoanswered
Dermatology 39 years experience
Not especially: Bed bugs crawl on the skin and more likely will bites in different locations but specially on exposed areas of the skin on the arms and legs.
4.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 29-year-old member asked:

Dr. Joseph Bouvieranswered
Pediatrics 26 years experience
See below: Most insect which draw a blood meal though a bite will cause a local reaction with redness, swelling, warmth and itch. It is often impossible to tell... Read More
5.6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 38-year-old member asked:

Dr. Joseph Bouvieranswered
Pediatrics 26 years experience
See below: Most insect which draw a blood meal though a bite will cause a local reaction with redness, swelling, warmth and itch. It is often impossible to tell... Read More
5.6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 48-year-old member asked:

Dr. Sarah Kohlanswered
Travel Medicine 36 years experience
Red bumps w/ scratch: Bed bugs often bite in a row, or cluster. The bites vary from pink bumps to welts. They are very itchy.
The become more inflamed when scratched
you ... Read More
5.5k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 30-year-old male asked:

Dr. J. Lawrence Dohananswered
Dermatology 58 years experience
Probably not bedbugs: Have you seen them? Are there red/brown dots on your sheets? See a dermatologist. Are there itchy, scabby sores in lines?
4.6k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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