Comments on: Insect Bites - ID Help

By: SUE JENSEN

SUE JENSEN — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 17:34:16 +0000

In response to post #174, i have a similiar bite on my left leg just above my knee. it itches like crazy. it is about the size of a nickel, with a center that is like a small crater. At first, it left a small black scab, which i itched and that came off leaving a small crater with red around it; it itches so bad. I have an appointment on monday and will let you know what they say. I keep putting triple antibiotic ointment on it with a band aid and wonder if airing it out would be better.

By: Marilyn

Marilyn — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:38:48 +0000

My daughter was bitten two days ago. Yesterday she showed me and I thought it was just a mosquito bite. Last night she woke up in the middle of the night complaining of a burning sensation where the bites are located. This morning they looked like they had whiteheads on them. One had four whiteheads and the smaller one had only one whitehead. Now they are red, swollen, painful and hard to the touch.

By: Tonya

Tonya — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:38:16 +0000

I live in south east Texas and brown recluse and banana spiders are very common in this area can you tell me what kind of spider or if it is an insect bite. the bite is on my son and it happened in his crib this is at about two days it is red and swollen and the sight and the skin feels tough

please let me know

Tonya

By: Ryan

Ryan — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 22:29:59 +0000

I think I may have been bitten on the knee by a spider Saturday afternoon as I put a pair of pants on. It was just a quick somewhat sharp pain like a needle poke, never saw a spider and I really didn’t think much of it. The next day my knee was sore like I had hit it on the corner of a table or something like that. By that time I also, had a small pimple looking bump with some white puss on the end of it and the area around it was red.

Today my knee is more sore and throbbing

at times and the red area has grown significantly, almost halfway down my shin. Any suggestion would be great.

Thanks,
Ryan

By: rockie

rockie — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 10:49:55 +0000

Hi,

I’ve Been Itching And Scratching for about 2 weeks now ! I think it might be some sort of mite but im not for sure. They are red bumps and sometimes welts on my skin. They itch and show up for about 5 hours and then disappear after i finally spray my whole body in Lysol and calamine lotion. But after a day or so it comes back up. I can’t seem to get rid of it for NOTHING !!! PLEASE !! PLEASE CAN SOME ONE HELP ME FIGURE OUT WHAT IT MAY BE . AND HOW TO GET RID OF IT ! I would really Appreciate it.

Thanks,
Rockie

By: Dianne

Dianne — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 03:28:44 +0000

This bite or what ever it is, started out very small with like a black dot in the middle and it grew to the size of a half dollar, it was very painful, it had all the symptoms of a spider bite. I went to the ER, he said it was a bacterial infection, he didn’t even really look at it, I was in there less than 5 minutes and he prescribed me antibiotics, I followed up with my doctor, she gave me a round of the steroid pack. It seemed to help it, it did stop growing and to me is getting better. Now I have another one on my ring finger, just like this one started out. I will take a picture of it and send it to you also. I live in Daisetta,Texas.

Thanks,
Dianne

By: stephanie

stephanie — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:29:12 +0000

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i forgot the name of that..but its not no type of bite..i had like 3 of them..it feels like a bite because it itches a lot but its not…
they are really bad, i couldnt walk or sleep.
in the hospitals they take it out but cold blooded, or drinking some antibiotics that are for that

By: Kevin

Kevin — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:57:19 +0000

I woke up two days ago with this “rash” on my chest. The photo was taken with my iPhone so the clarity may not be there, I’m sorry. 5 o’clock from my cross, there is a freckle in a field of raised skin(area of a half dollar) that itches slightly and looks like a burn. There is a quarter sized field to the right of that. Both are not pusie. Look familiar?

Thank you.
Kevin

By: Mark W.

Mark W. — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 16:12:10 +0000

I got this bite on 11/26/08. I have been bitten many times in the past. Most of them hurt and itch. This one does not hurt or itch. But it has turned in to a nasty bruise. Just hoping you could shed some light on what bite me. I live on Maui in the country and have sprayed my yard and bug bombed my house in the last few weeks. So any help would be great.

Mahalo and Aloha,
Mark W.

By: Debbie

Debbie — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 20:57:28 +0000

This bite is 5 days old, I have been putting hydrocortisone cream on it so it has gone down a bit. It was bubbled in 3 close spots bit the cream has lessened it. It must have been in my slipper when i put it on and I had socks on otherwise I imagine it would have been worse. I live in St Petersburg, Florida and know I should shake my shoes and slippers first but forgot this time. Hopefully it goes away soon,,, it still itches and I am still treating it 2-3 times a day. I have no idea what kind of spider it was, I never found it.

Sincerely,

Debbie