ItDontMeanAThing Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 Photo taken on day 5. Day 1 looked like a mosquito bite, though only the slightest itch. Red dots appeared on day 3, grew on days 4 and 5. Actual color is more like wine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirmud63 Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 looks to me like a spider bite . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lungstib Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 Sure it was a bite? I get reactions like that to certain allergic vegetation when I cut weeds around the garden and hedges, although 3 days is rather long. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curtklay Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 It's not a bite. I get these all the time after doing yard/garden work. Neosporin or other anti-bacterial will make them go away in a couple days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1FinickyOne Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 the look and spread makes it appear to be an allergic reaction... as others say above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemos Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 Could be a centipede bite .Had similar then did some serious surface spraying dead centipedes every where .! The Thai will know ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jedsada3 Posted April 2, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted April 2, 2018 Why don't (didn't) you go see a doctor? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickFarang Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 Looks like my arms after I scratch them, which usually happens while sleeping. 0.1% Betamethasone (corticosteroid) cream or 0.1% Betamethasone with 2% Fusidic acid (antibiotic) helps prevent more scratching, at least in my case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Formaleins Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 It certainly looks like an allergic reaction to something. Some pesticides will do that too. It certainly is NOT a centipede sting as you would not be on here asking the question, you would be in agony! Try anti histermene . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAKAPALITA Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 A change of Meds can do that.Had just the same Its allergic as some have said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheryl Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 A nonsensical post has been removed. I agree this is probably not a bite but some type of contact dermatitis. I don't know to what but I've had it too after being outdoors. Steroid cream may help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestro Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 Removed a troll post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikecha Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 Use simple baking soda make solusion in water and use a cloth to put around bitten /irretated area works better than all the creams in the world this is mostley from garden plants i use it after cutting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonseeker Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 Quadriderm / Buy Original! Lasts long. Small amount massaged in every few hours, or even better a bit extra and cover with a good bandaid and gone over night. Excellent for all kinds of small wounds, bites, rashes etc. etc. MS> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK-Mike Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 Bed bug bites? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wang Lalker Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 yes bed bug bites then get like that after you scratch them unconsciously Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos Primeros Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 Could be a rash caused by the Rove beetle. The blood of this beetle is very venomous. These are small sleek beetles that can crawl on you while you are sleeping and by lying on them or squashing them uncounsiously you can come in contact with that venom and get very bad skin rashes. See link here https://www.whatsthatbug.com/2010/08/08/creechie-bug-paederus-rove-beetle-warning-for-bangkok-thailand/ I see some of these beetles from time to time in our house and kill them immediately. Best to squash them with a tissue paper and wash the hands after that. They look a bit like a sleek earwig. But I think this one can also fly, so watch out for them. Check your bed and sitting furniture, sofas and cushions for them. Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 Did you apply anything to the 'original ' mosquito bite? Many liberally apply Tiger Balm type creams, which may relieve the itch but causes allergic reaction in some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUNROAMIN Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 Could be dermatitis, starts with small pimple then spreads under the skin. A good cream with ant-histamine and cortisone would probably do the job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItDontMeanAThing Posted April 4, 2018 Author Share Posted April 4, 2018 Thanks for the responses. Seems none of them fit. It's 2 days later. The only change is the color is fading. > allergic reaction, contact dermatitis Those are surface reactions. The red areas have the same skin feel as the surroundings. The red is under the skin. > spider bite The ones I've had and photos I've seen are all round with an obviously more damaged center spot around the bite. > bed bugs They start out red and itchy. Mine started looking like a mosquito bite, i.e., skin colored. Itching is a symptom of all of the above. Mine has the slightest itch on day 1, none since. > scratch myself I do that. Always the same spot on my thumb. Looks like a shaved off a micro layer of skin. Never looked like a mosquito bite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItDontMeanAThing Posted April 4, 2018 Author Share Posted April 4, 2018 On 4/2/2018 at 3:34 PM, Jedsada3 said: Why don't (didn't) you go see a doctor? If I'd asked if I should see a doctor, would you have asked if I knew what it was? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SussexExpat Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 When I walk 18 holes of golf in hot weather I suffer from Golfers Vasculitis. Usually disappears after 2-3 days. https://www.heatrash.org/golfers-vasculitis-or-ankle-heat-rash-what-causes-ankle-heat-rash/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wang Lalker Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 not rove beetle. they give far more long lasting grief than the picture. his bedbug bite will be gone without trace in a couple of days rove beetle leave infection that lasts for weeks and subsequent mark that last for years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedo1968 Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 (edited) On 4/2/2018 at 2:57 PM, davemos said: Could be a centipede bite .Had similar then did some serious surface spraying dead centipedes every where .! The Thai will know ? If its the same centipede that bit / stung me then he would probably have felt the burning pain almost instantly. There are no signs of insect contact marks, i.e. bite marks or as with centipedes the damaged skin around the contact point. Edited April 4, 2018 by Speedo1968 Added additional text Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheryl Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Red "under the skin" is perfectly compatible with contact dermatitis. There are different types of contact derrmatitis, nto all are of the eczemous type. The picture you posted looks exactly like purpuric contact dermatitis. The redness you see is actually due to bleeding into/under the skin. The toxins in some plants will do this. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItDontMeanAThing Posted April 4, 2018 Author Share Posted April 4, 2018 14 minutes ago, Sheryl said: Red "under the skin" is perfectly compatible with contact dermatitis. There are different types of contact derrmatitis, nto all are of the eczemous type. The picture you posted looks exactly like purpuric contact dermatitis. Bingo! That's a 100% fit with my symptoms. Had no idea contact dermatitis could be expressed under skin surface. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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