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I was wondering are bed bug bites ever mistaken for shingles?
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That would be very: Unlikely. Shingles presents with a very painful, burning rash with blisters that is often in a stripe in a limited area of one side of the body. Bed bug bites may have no sx's/signs except for 2 small skin puncture points. A reaction may show from an hr to several days later. It can cause itchy, pink, swollen, lesions w clear center. If hypersensite blisters may occur. A telltale sign is linear >.
Answered 9/16/2018
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