skin problem??

[Jenks]

any doctors there? while i can't get hold of one!

Got a shit load of mozzy bites last week (sunday or monday)
Came up quite bad, looked like a desease...

started to die down, untill last night, my right leg swelled up.. now my left, and my left arm is doing it?
Its gone quite hard, hot, and very itchy.

see pics of legs around 1 hour ago.

https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v461/ylldeath/61fe1b31.jpg
https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v461/ylldeath/6ee3f437.jpg

it has got worse i think too..
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[Oldie]

Nip round to A&E (quiet on a Sunday afternoon) and they'll sort you out. Probably give you antihistamine cream.

[shereen]

I got bitten a million times by mozzies when I was in Thailand. My legs looked the same as yours and swelled, went hard and itched like a bitch! Get to doctors and they should prescribe you some antihistamines and hydrocortisone creams or go to a chemist, they should have that sort of thing in stock.
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[Clanger]

Get the antihistamine tablets and cream from the chemists.

Try not to scratch it at any cost, it will disappear with time.
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[dodsi]

That looks like a blanford fly bite.

antibiotics and antihistemines most likely.

[Phoenix]

Sudocrem might help, can get it anywhere, until you can get antihistamine or steroid cream.

[swampy]

Like the others have said, take Piriton (or Asda's own anti-histamine), dont scratch it, keep the affected areas elevated to try and relieve the swelling...
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[Jenks]

well, i went to an emergency doctor. he really had no idea. checked pulse, blood pressure, checked for lumps at the top of my neck - found one on the right, but not sure what that means.

Really had no idea about the red, so gave some very strong hydrocortizone gel, and said go back tomorrow if its not gone.

a homeopathec doctor i work with went crazy, and said it might be a form of poisening, or just a bad allergic reaction...

Stuck a patch on my arm, and gave me this big bottle of stinky stuff to put on it.

(Ps, options including asda are out of the question, as im out of the uk!)
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[Jenks]

i know that. im not going to tell her though!!!
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[mistergixer]

Probably the Aids.

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[yambabe]

FFS what kind of doctor are you going to?

The red is classic allergic urticaria, also sometimes known as hives or nettle rash.

Basically what has happened is that you've become sensitised to the bites and developed an allergic reaction.

An antihistamine such as piriton will help, as will a topical steroid cream containing hydrocortisone applied on the rash. Calamine lotion could also help. If it hurts, take paracetamol. Avoid some of the known triggers til it goes away so no ibruprofen or aspirin or codeine, no alcohol, no strawberries or tomatoes or strong cheese or bread.

If you get secondary symptoms such as a temperature, headache or similar, go back to the doc straight away.

If piriton or similar doesn't work ask your doc for a stronger prescription-only antihistamine, or possibly a course of steriods for a week or so.

It usually lasts anywhere from a few days to a couple of months but as long as you avoid scratching it shouldn't leave you with any scars or marks.

Google it for more info. It's not life-threatening but it's probably worth you getting a better insect repellant from now on as it could come back every time you get bitten.
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[Jenks]

well, i dont live in the UK for a start so doctors are always going to be different.

today its looking better. its all still hard, risen and now pink, very tender on some parts. been having nasty headaches too..
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[stinkwheel]

Probably just an allergic reaction. I got bitten so badly a couple of summers ago, I couldn't zip up the sleeves of my bike jacket.

Just be aware of two diseases which are rare in the UK but more common on the continent (but more so in the mediterranean countries).

1) Leishmoniasis.

2) Sand fly fever.

You know how to google stuff, they are diseases that present differently in humans so I'm not all that up on them other than that leishmania can be quite serious.

If it is closely assosciated with the bites, it's more likely to be an allergic reaction. As people have said, systemic antihistamines and topical corticosteroids seem to be the way to go.

If they are really itchy, a couple of tips to get some relief/sleep. One is a colloidial oatmeal bath, fill a sock with oatmeal and use it like a teabag in a bath of tepid water, soak yourself in it.

The other is a bit more contravertial but what I do (I really am quite badly allergic to many insect bites). Hold them under a REALLY hot shower, almost hot enough to scald you. They start to itch like absolute crazy, you have to suck it up and resist the temptation to scratch. After 10 to 20seconds, it'll ease off. Repeat for all the bites and you'll get some sleep.

The way I think that works is it makes the cells in the skin which are called tissue mast cells release all their histamine at once, they take a while to recover it.
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[Lone-Wolf]

Wotcha.

Could be cellulitits - it struck me down the week before last . . . . . ended up spending over a week in hospital on antibiotics.

https://www.moonshiners.org.uk/LWMEimages/weekend2011/2011week25.jpg

It attacked the weakest point . . . just below my skin graft site.
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[Fawbish]

Holy flesh eating disease batman!
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[neatbik]

Funnily enough i'm suffering from some kind of insect bite too.
I was bitten 4 weeks ago, i took this photo 4 days ago -

https://i349.photobucket.com/albums/q399/beatnck2/aae270f9-7cf2-42ad-bc4a-887a713b6c29.jpg

Im on antibiotics and the rash is gone now, but the bite marks are still there and i'm feeling rough..

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Anyone see the really angry face in that pic above.

[doggone]

Last one looks a bit like ticks have been having a go.
Or vampires.

[neatbik]

No vampires in my garden, so its looking like Tics are the culprits..

I'm waiting for blood test results, but from what i can gather they arent really an accurate way to diagnose Lyme disease (if that is what it is)

[Snodvan]

In my view / diagnosis = cellulitis

Been there and had that a couple of times

Once from infected foot blisters acquired while doing a lot of walking around Shanghai (NOT a place to try to catch a bus, but the taxis are bril)

Second time after mozzy bites when in Sri Lanka

Third time from 'unknown insect' bites in the Everglades last May

After the bad session in Shanghai which needed 2 x 3-week treatments with antibiotics I now always carry a pack of antibiotics (flucloxacillin) when travelling - making sure to see my doc on return if I have had to use them

So - antibiotics are the main treatment with antihistamine or hydrocortisone (stronger stuff that the over the counter type) as secondary. IF NOT TREATED there can be all sorts of complications that may result in permanebt tissue damage
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[stinkwheel]

Horsefly bites will come up like that. Ticks, not so much.

I've been bitten by loads of ticks and I just remove them with a tick hook. Horseflies have a really nasty bite. Their moutparts are like a row of little blades that slice open the skin, they then regurgitate on the wound they've made and drink the result. Does a lot of damage to the tissue and puts a lot of contamination in.

You get a classic deep tissue swelling with erythaema (redness) and the bit itself usually turns necrotic and black in the middle.
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[neatbik]

So could have been a horse fly then? (I take you were relating to my post?)

Stink, you are being more helpful than my gp. He said he's not convinced it is a tic bite, but could offer no explanation or help other than having a test done anyway and carrying on with the antibiotics.