Mole - insect bite? Ingrown hair? Warning: photo

[FemaleDilbert]

Doctor or wait and see?

On Saturday morning a mole on my leg suddenly became really itchy and inflamed. I thought it was perhaps bitten by an insect or maybe an ingrown hair.

Red patch is about 5cm wide at the moment and growing about 1cm a day. Painful but not horrendously so, no obvious pus.

Have used antiseptic cream, oral antihistamine and antihistamine cream, none made any obvious difference.

I've never really had a proper insect bite or anything so not sure what to do now. Going to the doctors for it feels like an overreaction..?

(Note: vague black pen on photo is me drawing round it to see if it is spreading)

I think I'd go to the Dr just to be on the safe side since it is a mole. It looks sore. :(

Have you phoned 111? Is there any red trails coming out of the wound and going up the arm? I would go and get it checked. Better safe than infected!

Get thee to a doctor! Moles don't spontaneously do that and insect bites don't usually do that either - not unless there is an infection or allergy.

I would get it checked asap.

I'd definitely get it checked out soon.any changes in moles should be checked out.
I'd try to get booked in with gp tomorrow morning,they may refer you to hospital to see a dermatologist or mole specialist.

Have you been walking/hiking/in the countryside? Looks like it could be Lyme disease, often caused by tick bites. The pic looks like the characteristic bullseye rash!

Blood test from GP will confirm and antibiotics will treat it so don't worry, just get to the dr when you can!

Have you scratched the mole perhaps, if it's spreading like that could be cellulitis

that could be cellulitis or poss Lyme disease, ring 111.

Ring 111 straight away. If it's an infection it could get serious.

Draw a circle around the red now and take a note of the time. Could be cellulitis so need to track how quickly it is expanding. Id go to A and E

I totally agree. Walk-in centre or GP out of hours, A&E if not.

Thanks all for advice, have drawn another line around it and will keep a close eye to see if it spreads. Will give the doc a ring in the morning and let you know

That's exactly how my mosquito bites look, I'm terribly terribly allergic, but never had a mole do that, unless you were bitten there.

I'd see a doctor to be sure,

You need to see a Dr this evening, by the morning your whole arm could be infected!!

Definitely get that seen tomorrow, it does look like a bulls eye.

Yes this looks like a tic bite. Well known for its bullseye style rash. I would get this checked as soon as possible just to be safe.

I has something similar on my leg, I showed a pharmacist who told me to go to hospital.
I thought they were over reacting, so I left it. Then about three hours later the swelling was moving up my leg, so I phoned 111, who sent me straight to hospital for intravenous antibiotics.
I wish I'd gone sooner as I have a big scar.

Hope you are ok

Did you definitely have a mole there?

It looks a bit like a tick. Are you sure the lump isn't a tick? Do not scratch or pull it unless you have a proper tick remover!

If the area gets hot or swollen go to A&E.

If it is cellulitis (or bullseye rash ) you need immediate antibiotics.

Hi, I know this post is old but did you ever find out what that was? I have the same thing.

Off to GP. Looks like it could be tick bite and possible 'bullseye' type reaction that needs antibiotics. Better safe than sorry with these things!

What did you find out with yours??