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What Causes Redness On Chest After Insect Bite?

I have an insect bite on my chest, above the breast, which is red, about the size of a quarter, with a curved comet like tail. The actual bite mark is a bit redder than the rest of the rash . I ve had it for a week with no change, even after using cortisone cream. Also, it is not an itchy rash. Any idea what s going on?
posted on Sun, 26 Jul 2015
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Dear- thanks for using our service and will give you my medical advise.When you have an insect bite, it can give you a local allergic reaction and that will make the skin red,elevated and sometimes painful.This can last 2-3 days until the body fights against the allergy and goes back to normal.You can use local benadryl cream to cover the area and take Benadryl tablets 25mg every 8 hrs as needed to help the inflammation.If it doesn't go away in 4 days,you should see your general doctor or a dermatologist to make sure that you don't have a concomitant infection or cellulitis.
I hope that my advise has been helpful
Dr.JC
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What Causes Redness On Chest After Insect Bite?

Dear- thanks for using our service and will give you my medical advise.When you have an insect bite, it can give you a local allergic reaction and that will make the skin red,elevated and sometimes painful.This can last 2-3 days until the body fights against the allergy and goes back to normal.You can use local benadryl cream to cover the area and take Benadryl tablets 25mg every 8 hrs as needed to help the inflammation.If it doesn t go away in 4 days,you should see your general doctor or a dermatologist to make sure that you don t have a concomitant infection or cellulitis. I hope that my advise has been helpful Dr.JC