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I've been having red lumpy rash with little white heads but not that visible, bed bugs actually came to my thought but im still not sure ?

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Folliculitis: Folliculitis is an inflammatory condition affecting the hair follicles. It appears as a small localized area of pus surrounding the opening of a hair follicle. Older lesions that have lost the pus appear as red bumps surrounding the opening of the follicle. Treatment is usually with oral antibiotics.

Answered 8/25/2018

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Bed bug bites may: Cause no sx's/signs except for 2 small points where skin was punctured by bedbug. When there's a reaction, it may show as fast as an hour or may not show for several days after being bitten. It can cause itchy, pink, swollen, lesions with a clear center. In cases of hypersensitivity blisters may develop. A telltale sign is linear track of lesions from sequential feedings – but that doesn't >.

Answered 1/10/2017

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