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What is this thing on my leg?? A bite? Pics included!

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AFingerofFudge · 26/06/2024 14:40

I discovered this tiny red mark yesterday evening on my thigh, slightly itchy but nothing else. No sign of a tick or any other weird creatures. I hadn't been outside, worked in a hospital all day, then supermarket and then home.
First picture is how it looked this morning, definitely a bit more painful. This afternoon's picture is added 2nd, it's frickin killing me and has really swelled up. Could it be a mosquito?? Or something else?

What is this thing on my leg?? A bite? Pics included!
What is this thing on my leg?? A bite? Pics included!
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Velicirapitor · 26/06/2024 14:41

It looks like a horsefly bite. They are utter bastards, worse by far than a mosquito bite.

AFingerofFudge · 26/06/2024 15:05

thanks @Velicirapitor - I can't imagine how I could have got it!

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AFingerofFudge · 26/06/2024 16:21

Anyone else have any thoughts please??

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Mistymountain · 26/06/2024 19:19

It's just a normal bite. I've got several at the moment.

AFingerofFudge · 26/06/2024 19:23

@Mistymountain I really attract all sorts of insects and get bitten so frequently but the pain from this bite is really intense into my leg

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anunlikelyseahorse · 26/06/2024 21:26

Does it feel hot to touch? It's really quite swollen. If you have a pharmacy that's still open, it might be worth asking asking the pharmacist to have a look, could just be a bad reaction and some antihistamine and pain relief will sort it, but it might need antibiotics.
Could be any number insects, if you didn't feel it though, I'd be thinking a tick, mozzie or some other bug which uses a special anaesthetic in it saliva so you don't notice the bite. If you did feel something, then a wasp sting or similar they hurt like buggery the next day.

Lokshen · 26/06/2024 21:28

Ice pack, antihistamine (tablet and cream if you have it)

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