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["Lynda" <lurine AT SOFTCOM.NET>]

I've had spider bites do that.  Is it hot as well as itchy?

Lynda
----- Original Message -----
From: Marie McHarry <mmcharry AT dtnspeed.net>
To: <homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 7:43 PM
Subject: [Homestead] Strange rash


>
> This is a knowledgeable group, so I'll ask you. I have a nickel-sized red,
> raised rash on the inside of my right arm. It's nearly a perfect circle
with
> a red spot (where I think I was bitten about a week ago) right in the
> center. It's not nearly as big as the bull's eye rashes that most Lyme
> disease victims get, but - unlike ringworm - it was most likely caused by
an
> insect bite (the bite marks are still visible in the center).
>
> The nurse practitioner who looked at it this morning was impressed by its
> textbook-like appearance, but guessed - as I did - that it was likely
either
> a Lyme tick bite (unlikely) or ringworm (also not likely because of the
bite
> marks). She gave me an antibiotic  (to be swallowed for the next 14 days)
> and an antifungal cream with cortisone for the itching in the hopes that
one
> of those would be the right treatment.
>
> I have a picture of the rash that I can send to anyone who cares to offer
> their own diagnosis.
>
> Marie
>
> PS: The bite, or whatever, occurred here in central Illinois, most likely
in
> my rather desiccated front yard rather than in the Upper Peninsula of
> Michigan where I spent the last few days.
>
>
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