Insect Bite Treatment

Insect Bites   by Ma. Theresa Galan

Insects are arthropods of the class Insecta. Insects have an adult stage characterized by a hard exoskeleton, 3 pairs of jointed legs, and a body segmented into head, thorax, and abdomen. Insects comprise the most diverse and numerous class of the animal kingdom and include numerous species of praying mantis, dragonflies, grasshoppers, true bugs, flies, fleas, bees, wasps, ants, lice, butterflies, moths, and beetles. The number of species is estimated at between 6 and 10 million, with more than a million species already described. Insects represent more than half of all known living organisms and potentially represent more than 90% of the differing life forms on Earth. Hence, human contact with insects is unavoidable. Exposure to biting or stinging insects or to their remains can range in severity from benign or barely noticeable to life threatening.

Differentiating between insect Bites And Stings

Many patients confuse an Insect Bite with a sting and may use the terms interchangeably. A bite is usually from mouth parts and occurs when an insect is agitated to defend itself or when an insect seeks to feed. Bites from mosquitoes, fleas, bed bugs, and mites are more likely to cause itching than pain.

Exotic insects

While illness related to insect exposure in a particular locale may be easily recognizable, the emergency physician must also be aware of more exotic insect-related diseases as humans travel to more remote areas of the country and the world. Additionally, exotic insects are often kept as pets (sometimes illegally) or can be encountered in shipments of foreign origin.

Relatively harmless insects

Cockroaches have been reported to bite humans, but their bite generally is harmless. Continued repeated exposure to their remains and feces poses a greater health threat, such as increased incidence of asthma, especially in inner cities, and their remains and feces are possible vectors for transmission of viral and bacterial diseases.

Earwigs generally are harmless insects that have earned an unpleasant reputation. This may be because of their depiction in popular culture, such as in the television series, “The Night Gallery.” Although they appear to have a large pincer on the posterior abdomen, it is not capable of rendering anything more serious than a mild pinch. Additionally, and contrary to popular belief, they do not routinely enter the human ear canal and parasitize humans. Cockroaches are much more likely to be found lodged in a patient’s auditory passage.

Mosquito and tick-borne encephalitides such as those produced by the eastern equine virus or the West Nile virus also should be considered in patients presenting with meningismus (see Encephalitis).

Of note, some illnesses transmitted by insects do not produce symptoms until long after the infecting bite. In South America and parts of Africa, blackflies (Simuliidae) are responsible for transmission of onchocerciasis. This illness is also known as river blindness and eventually can produce blindness years after the initial infection. This disease is extremely rare in the United States. Chagas disease, a leading cause of cardiomyopathy in the world, may present latently as well. Obtaining a history of international travel is important because this information can lead to a diagnosis that would otherwise be overlooked. Determining the destination, time of year, length of stay, and time since travel are all important pieces of history to obtain.

Exposure to arthropods may produce dermatitis, cellulitis, urticaria, or blistering unrelated to biting or stinging. Some species of moths, caterpillars, centipedes, beetles, and spiders have urticating hairs or secretions that can cause cutaneous irritation. For further information, please refer to the respective articles on these exposures (see Differentials).

An uncommon occurrence in North America is myiasis by fly larvae. Fly larvae enter the host through varying mechanisms ranging from oviposition of live, burrowing larvae on the host, on or near open wounds, to attachment to other bloodsucking insects. While not generally the result of an insect bite, myiasis can produce pustules and lesions similar to insect bites. These lesions generally contain one or more developing fly larvae. Severe cases of myiasis can cause seizures.

While plant-eating phytophagous insects can bite in self-defense, their bites generally are not purposeful. This article is limited to discussion of organisms that bite to feed on blood or to catch prey.

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