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Suggest Treatment For Tick Bite With Hardened Pimple
When I get a tick bite, it itches forever -- months. Any suggestions regarding treatment. The bite area never gets very large and doesn t look like the things described by Lyme disease. There is just a hardened little area like a pimple but it is under the skin.
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Sun, 10 Aug 2014
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Hi
You seem to be developing allergic reactions after insect bite .
This is also called vector dermatitis.
Such lesions tend to be itchy but in most cases ,they tend to heal in few days .
Mild topical steroids help in rapid healing.
But persistence of any single lesion for months together could be suggestive of something serious which surely needs further assessment .
So I would advise you to see a nearby dermatologist soon.
Dr Geetika Paul
You seem to be developing allergic reactions after insect bite .
This is also called vector dermatitis.
Such lesions tend to be itchy but in most cases ,they tend to heal in few days .
Mild topical steroids help in rapid healing.
But persistence of any single lesion for months together could be suggestive of something serious which surely needs further assessment .
So I would advise you to see a nearby dermatologist soon.
Dr Geetika Paul
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