To be worried about this on my leg?

[Pear99]

Any ideas what it could be. It bled and also has pus The redness has got worse.

Looks like an infected bite or sting. Happened to me once. I had to go and get antibiotics for it in the end.

Looks like an Insect (probably horsefly) bite. Probably infected if theres puss.

Looks like it needs a really good brave squeeze to me! it’s like a little cystic spot on the hair follicle - not dangerous per se but if it doesn’t go, it might warrant some antibiotic cream or something.
personally I’d get after it with some pointy tweezers and a needle and poke out the little hard nodule under the skin. I’m sure 1,000 people will say that’s madness but I bet there’s also 1,000 people keeping quiet who’d also do the same!

I’d 100% do the same!

i dont think i could leave it alone either.

Ooh good squeeze.

Spider bite?

It’s probably a bite or just a blocked pore or an ingrown hair that’s gone a bit manky.

I’m not really sure why you’d be worried?

Draw a circle around it with a black pen, you’ll be then able to check if infected and spreading.

My husband had a horsefly bite that went like that. It was cellulitis and needed antibiotics.

I made the mistake of goggling horsefly bite. Some of the images look like yours, others are much, much nastier. Maybe a pharmacist could advise? In the meantime, if you take an antihistamine, it might reduce the soreness and itching and help you to avoid scratching and squeezing, as tempting as it is.

Anyone else thinking of goggling horseflies: they are nasty little thugs, they are plug-ugly and what they can do to human tissue shouldn't be viewed at mealtimes. 🤢

Friend ignored her horse fly bite, then GP surgery closed over the bank holiday. She wound up in hospital had surgery . See a pharmacist.

At the moment, its feeling quite burny and hot. and the redness around it is more is getting bigger

I think in the last few hours the redness around it has spread further

That's cellulitis. Call 111

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/cellulitis/

I've had insect bites that were red exactly like that and spread quickly, I needed antibiotics. I'm not saying that's what the original wound is but I wouldn't ignore the spreading redness. You can draw around it with a biro, make a note of the time then you can assess it more accurately or let the doctor know. I'd call 111

Outline the redness with a pen so you can easily see if it keeps growing - it will help 111 gauge the seriousness.

Dude, that needs looking at. Draw around the red circle to keep track

Does it itch, bites generally itch

Whatever it is it's infected so you need to see a doctor.

Draw a line round it. See how much it expands by in a few hours. It does look like early onset cellulitis which MUST have antibiotics or you lose flesh/leg/life. In that order

Same 🤣🙈

This was my leg back in January. It was cellulitis and needed antibiotics.

Thank you everyone. This is it currently. Will draw a line round but the redness is definitely much bigger than 24 hours ago

My leg is actually starting to feel quite tight in the area.