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Help! Daughter has a white lump with a red ring around it!

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WineGetsMeThroughIt · 01/09/2021 21:03

I've just noticed this white / light lump on my daughters back with a red ring around it. Does anyone have any idea what this could be? I will of course call the Dr tomorrow but I'm panicking at what this could be. Any ideas? Is this a cause for concern or has she just bumped herself?

FYI the other small bump is a scab where she's scratched herself

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Fupoffyagrasshole · 01/09/2021 21:06

Ring worm??

tiredanddangerous · 01/09/2021 21:08

It looks like a bruise?

MrsSkylerWhite · 01/09/2021 21:10

There are two. Bites/stings of some sort?

Pharmacist will be able to tell you.

WineGetsMeThroughIt · 01/09/2021 21:17

Thanks everyone, at first I thought it a bruise, but it's hard and slightly raised in the middle where it's lighter. The other small mark is a scab / scar where she's picked and scratched due to a skin allergy.

I was worried it might be a tick mark (she was rolling around in the grass the other day) but I don't see a bite mark.

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WineGetsMeThroughIt · 01/09/2021 21:18

@Fupoffyagrasshole

Ring worm??
She had ring worm on her head a few months ago. Can you get it elsewhere??
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IggyAce · 01/09/2021 21:20

My son had ring worm on his torso.

WineGetsMeThroughIt · 01/09/2021 21:22

@IggyAce

My son had ring worm on his torso.
Interesting to know. I always thought it would be scaly? This is very smooth and soft
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WineGetsMeThroughIt · 01/09/2021 21:22

@IggyAce

My son had ring worm on his torso.
Interesting to know. I always thought it would be scaly? This is very smooth and soft, but the middle is slightly raised and hard
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GoodnightGrandma · 01/09/2021 21:23

Is it a blister like chicken pox ?

Ilovetoddlerssaidnooneever · 01/09/2021 21:25

My first guess would be ring worm too. Mine have had it at the base of their neck and on their bum.

WineGetsMeThroughIt · 01/09/2021 21:37

@GoodnightGrandma

Is it a blister like chicken pox ?
Definitely no blister. Don't think it's the pox
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WineGetsMeThroughIt · 01/09/2021 21:38

@Ilovetoddlerssaidnooneever

My first guess would be ring worm too. Mine have had it at the base of their neck and on their bum.
Ok this is good to know. The Dr prescribed us Canesten for the ringworm on her head a while back. Any idea of I could use the same cream?
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messybun101 · 01/09/2021 21:43

My initial thought before reading any replies was from a tic...

Muchtoomuchtodo · 01/09/2021 21:43

I’d check with a pharmacist in the morning,

Standrewsschool · 01/09/2021 21:45

I had ringworm on my leg. It’s a fungal infection.

Mynamegone · 01/09/2021 21:51

I would check with gp and rule out Lyme disease to be safe. Dd had it but her ring was much larger than this and hopefully it’s unlikely. I never saw the tick that bit her.

Fupoffyagrasshole · 01/09/2021 21:53

Have us ring worm on my arm before. So it is possible that’s what it is
Canadarm probably wouldn’t do any harm - but like others said just go to a pharmacy in the morning

Alonelonelylonersbadidea · 01/09/2021 22:02

Ring worm! Get thee some canesten!

custardbear · 01/09/2021 22:04

@Muchtoomuchtodo

I’d check with a pharmacist in the morning,
^^
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