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Do Ticks Burrow Under Skin?

My child was exposed to multiple ticks over the weekend. I removed one attached tick with a tweezer over the weekend, and my husband removed one that had not yet latched. The attached tick was surrounded by a red raised bump. Two other spots appeared with a red raised bump but no tick. I checked these areas often as well as the remainder of her skin, and was sensitive to the itching. Today, these two areas first showed a black mark with ticks within three hours of each, as if they had been burrowed. Is this possible? She vomited upon removal of the second tick tonight. The ticks were likely there for three to four days. How concerned should I be about disease transmission? Also, there was a yellow crusty material when I removed one of the ticks tonight. Is this an additional sign of concern?
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Hi,

You need to remove the ticks carefully with a tweezer going as deep as possible to the skin level. After removal of tick, you need to wash the area with antiseptic lotion to avoid infection of skin by other bacteria. The yellow crusty material is the leftover of clotted blood which would have oozed out the bitten area. There is nothing to worry about it. I would advise you to get rid of ticks permanently in your house by identifying the source as repeated bites would continue if its not permanently treated.

Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Anoop Kumar, General & Family Physician
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Do Ticks Burrow Under Skin?

Hi, You need to remove the ticks carefully with a tweezer going as deep as possible to the skin level. After removal of tick, you need to wash the area with antiseptic lotion to avoid infection of skin by other bacteria. The yellow crusty material is the leftover of clotted blood which would have oozed out the bitten area. There is nothing to worry about it. I would advise you to get rid of ticks permanently in your house by identifying the source as repeated bites would continue if its not permanently treated. Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Anoop Kumar, General & Family Physician