Bites on legs

[BigPawsBrown]

I have never been bitten in my entire life and my DP generally gets ravaged in the summer.

However for the past few weeks I have had red itchy lumps only calves and ankles. At first I put them down to a problem I have with my immune system but those aren't normally itchy, and some of them are really big! What could they be?

I do have a cat but he has a flea allergy so we are meticulous about doing them (could my house get fleas without him having them?). Are there another bugs I wouldn't know about and if so what do I do about them?!

[2kidsintow]

Yes, your house could have fleas. Indorex is great, if you don't already have a good spray for treating the house effectively.

[ihatethecold]

Can you see flea?
We have the same problem..
Me and DH are getting bitten. The dog is very short haired and isn't scratching.
I have treated the dog, just in case.

[Matildathecat]

Check out bed bugs. They are horrid and cause big itchy lumps. They are also hard to get rid of or to spot.

Bedbugs

[ihatethecold]

Bed bugs are a frigging nightmare.

My dd had them in her bed, we ended up just throwing her mattress away and buying a new one.
All her toys went in the freezer.
They were very difficult to spot, we only ever saw one.

That was enough.

[TheBigBumTheory]

If you have a problem with your immune system and a rash, please see your doc to get checked out.

[BigPawsBrown]

I have looked up flea bites and bed bug bites and they don't look like either, plus my DP has none and he usually get eaten alive... It's very confusing

[Optimist1]

Even though you say your bites don't resemble what is shown as typical I'd say that their location is very indicative of fleas. Have you been to a friend's house where there are pets? (I used to get them at MIL's house at the time she had a cat, and it took me a few visits to cotton on!)

[WorriedWatcher]

Take pics to keep a record.

[BigPawsBrown]

Just found one on my thigh but it had a little whitehead on it (sorry for tmi). So random! I don't think I've ever had a facial type spot on my thigh before?!

[TheBigBumTheory]

Does it look like a vasculitic rash? Do you have an autoimmune disease? You should get it checked out by GP on Monday just in case.

[BigPawsBrown]

No, it's spots/bites.

Not autoimmune, I have something called PFAPA.

I have an mot only a couple of weeks ago tho and I am grand

[TheBigBumTheory]

Sorry, wasn't trying to wind you up.

[RollerCola]

Have you taken up any carpets recently? A lot of us had bites at work and it turned out to be carpet beetles, we'd had new carpets and they'd been lying dormant in the old ones.

[girliefriend]

I had something like this and it was linked to being on the pill, its called something like erythema nodosum and is an inflammatory condition.

I have changed the pill I was on and its slightly better but one of the spots I had on my leg was awful and I ended up having 2 days off work with it!!