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What Causes A Purple Bruise With White At Center On The Forearm?

got some type of bite. have a dime size white (reg skin color) center with spreading purple- bruise like color circling it and getting larger. It s on the inside of my forearm. I helped cut trees today and didn t feel or see any insects, but this appeared afterward.
posted on Wed, 27 Aug 2014
Twitter Fri, 9 Jan 2015 Answered on
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Hi,
From history it seems that there might be having something bite on the part while doing work in garden giving local allergic reaction producing this rashes.
Take anti-histamine like Cetrizine or Levo-cetrizine or Benadryl for 2-3 days.
Apply calamine lotion on affected part.
Ok and take care.
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What Causes A Purple Bruise With White At Center On The Forearm?

Hi, From history it seems that there might be having something bite on the part while doing work in garden giving local allergic reaction producing this rashes. Take anti-histamine like Cetrizine or Levo-cetrizine or Benadryl for 2-3 days. Apply calamine lotion on affected part. Ok and take care.