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Insect BiteAka: Stinging Insect, Arthropod Bite
- See also
- Complications
- Anaphylaxis or other serious Allergic Reaction
- Papular Urticaria
- Vector Borne Disease
- Cellulitis
- Inflammation out of proportion to insect bite
- Regional Lymphadenopathy
- Ascending lymphangitis
- Management: Acute Allergic Reaction
- See Anaphylaxis
- Management: Suspected Cellulitis
- Antibiotic
- Erythromycin
- Doxycycline
- Penicillin
- Cephalosporin (1st generation)
- Tetanus prophylaxis
- Update Tetanus Vaccine (Td)
- Tetanus Immune Globulin (BayTet)
- Antibiotic
- Prevention
- See Prevention of Vector-borne Infection
- Check clothes for insects before donning
- Avoid habitats
- Woodpiles
- Crawl spaces
- Corners of buildings
- Dress for working outdoors
- Keep skin covered by clothing
- Wear gloves
- Shirt tucked into pants
- Pants tucked into socks
- Wear a hat and high collar
- Avoid loose clothing
- Avoid insect attractants
- Bright colors
- Perfumes
- Keep skin covered by clothing
- Insect Repellants
- References
- Kemp (1998) Postgrad Med 103(6):88
- Norris (1998) Physician and Sports Med 26(7):47-58
Insect Bites (C0021564) | |
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| Concepts | Injury or Poisoning (T037) |
| ICD9 | E906.4 |
| MSH | D007299 |
| Basque | INTSEKTU HELDUA |
| Danish | Insektstik |
| Dutch | Beet/steek insekt |
| English | INSECT BITE, Insect bite - wound, Insect Bites |
| Finnish | HYONTEISEN PUREMA |
| French | Piqure d'insecte |
| German | Insektenstich |
| Hebrew | akitzat xarak |
| Hungarian | rovarcsipes |
| Italian | Puntura d'insetto |
| Norwegian | INSEKTSTIKK |
| Portuguese | Picada de insecto |
| Spanish | mordedura de insecto, picadura de insecto, picadura de insecto - herida, picadura de insecto - lesion |
| Swedish | INSEKTBETT |
| Parent Concepts | Symptoms and Complaints Component (C0497525), Skin (C1123023), Puncture wound (C0033119), Superficial injury (C0332671), Insect bite, nonvenomous NOS (C0332815), Puncture wound - injury (C0729964), Arthropod bite (C0853348), Arthropod bite wound (C1444173), Ambiguous concept (C1274012) |
| Sources | COSTAR, CSP, DXP, ICPC, ICPCBAQ, ICPCDAN, ICPCDUT, ICPCFIN, ICPCFRE, ICPCGER, ICPCHEB, ICPCHUN, ICPCITA, ICPCNOR, ICPCPOR, ICPCSPA, ICPCSWE, MSH, MTH, MTHICD9, SCTSPA, SNOMEDCT Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) |
Arthropod bite (C0853348) | |
|---|---|
| Concepts | Injury or Poisoning (T037) |
| English | Arthropod bite |
| Spanish | mordedura de artropodo |
| Parent Concepts | animal bite (C0003044) |
| Sources | SCTSPA, SNOMEDCT Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) |
