AIBU to think this is not a normal midge bite?

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This has appeared around my bites 7 days after being bitten ... Anyone know why it is not healing and what the concentric circles are?

Could be a tick.

Looks like a tick bite and not in a good way

Do you have any other symptoms?...not to panic you but google lyme disease..if you feel unwell you need to phone the doctors asap.

Possible Lyme’s disease. Go to pharmacist if you can’t get a doctor’s appointment.

I second Lyme - can last for ages so best to get it checked now.

Looks like it could be Lyme disease. A course of antibiotics should clear it up but go doctors ASAP.

Tick bite. Go to the pharmacist and get a doctors appointment.

Go to the doctors asap. If they try and say it's not lyme disease ask for an antibiotic prescription anyway. Please see Constance Hall's recent facebook post.

Yup. Agree that looks like the classic bullseye that you get with Lyme. You need to see your GP

Your GP would find it useful to see those photographs.

Dont goto the pharmacy, they cant give you anything for lyme disease, you need antibiotics.

Yup. You need to get that seen asap. If you can't see your doctor today, I would go to A&E. You'll be fine, but it needs immediate attention.

Thank you! I sent pictures to the doctor this morning (everything is online) but the rings didn’t show up as well... if they phone back I’ll ask if I can send them the picture above.

Don’t wait. Send them the better photos. The earlier you start ABs for potential Lyme, the better.

Lyme is transmitted by the deer tick. You may have no symptoms of it for weeks or months if you have contracted it. You really need a blood test for Lyme to find out if you have it so they can treat it with appropriate antibiotic course. Results take a little while as they have to go to the Lyme laboratory at Southampton (I'm a neurology secretary so we do see patients with Lyme occasionally, but it isn't very common in the UK yet). Don't panic!

Jesus. Go to the GP. That looks like Lime disease from a tick, which can become very serious if not treated.

The assistant practitioner has just phoned and he said the bites has caused Cellulitis. He has prescribed antibiotics and said I had to monitor for spread.
If it spreads I will need to go for intravenous antibiotics...
Googling cellulitis now...

Cellulitis occurs when bacteria, most commonly streptococcus and staphylococcus, enter through a crack or break in your skin. The incidence of a more serious staphylococcus infection called methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is increasing.

Not sure what the last bit means really!

Also googled Lyme disease

Glad you got this seen to early - looks like Tic bite, with possible Lime to me, but pleased the practitioner has you on treatment.

Lime disease is eminently treatable, but best caught early.

Cellulitis sounds scarier than it is. It’s a medical term for the bite/wound/scratch etc getting infected by bacteria. I had it when I was young and had my ears pierced and was lazy about keeping them clean. I recently had it after some minor surgery, I don’t think it was anyone’s fault - these things just happen sometimes. Some antibiotics should clear it.

I was just coming on to say that might be the start of cellulitis I have had it so glad you went and got it seen to.

Well it can be serious I was in hospital getting iv antibiotics . I left it ages i thought it was midge bites on my legs

I think it’s tick bites.
Google tick bites and look for the bull ring effect.
Phone your GP back if you’re not happy.

I'm pretty sure it's tick/insect bites too. The bullseye look is the classic warning sign.

I had an experience with cellulitis earlier this year, on one of my children. It looked very different - it was a very fast spreading, pulsating irregularly shaped red rash accompanied by a very high fever. Also needed urgent attention and antibiotics.

I would also read Constance halls recent post today about tick bites and Lyme disease and push your dr to treat you for that, it's sounds like a really awful disease.