Ring around spider bite

[gnarlyauldboiler]

Ds was bitten by what appears to be a spider a few days ago. We put iodine on it and antihistamine cream because it was very itchy.

It seems to have healed, but there is now a ring around the bite. Ds says it's very itchy.

Do you suppose this needs looking at?

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Are you sure it was a spider? Bullseye ring round it sounds like a tick bite. As someone who has had Lymes disease I would definitely get it looked at soon

I wouldn't assume spider. Draw a ring around the red and get him down to a pharmacy. Are you in a Lyme area?

I'd get him to a GP for antibiotics. That does look like a tic bite.

Ticks are a form of arachnid so related to spiders, so can imagine the two things could present similarly. For what it’s worth I was bitten by ticks a few years ago and got them out within a few hours. The itching was phenomenal. I’d agree with PP that you want to get that looked at for Lyme’s.

Okay, will phone GP surgery

The surgery says the GP will call this afternoon.

Yup, deffo red flag for Lyme disease!

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