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Help me figure out what bit me?

Lisac2

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Hey Everyone,

 

currently here on holiday, yesterday went out to eat for dinner and all of a sudden i felt a slight discomfort (mildly itchy mildly burning sensation) inside my inner thigh. I didn’t think much of it but when I got home I noticed I had a huge red irritation in the spot like 2 inches by 2 inches,  and the area was swollen, oddly enough exactly on the same spot where my thighs meet in the other leg, i had a similar irritation just much smaller like a mirror of the other thigh. I marked them with a pen yesterday just to see if they kept spreading. I put some aloe as it was all I had, Today is definitely not as swollen but still red, it doesn’t really itch or hurt. What could this be?

 

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Yesterday 

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Smaller one in the other thigh

 

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today 

Nyezhov Gold Member

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Contact dermatitis from some disgusting bug species alighting on you to inject eggs or venom or drink your fluids. Benadryl. I get wacked alot and use one of the Thai Green Oils or Green Balms or Hydrocortisone

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Sheryl Star Member

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Since the red area is diminishing I don't think any reason to worry at this point.

 

A spider would be my guess but could be anything you  are hypersensitive too, even an ant.

 

A cream containing betamethasone or hydrocortisone will help.

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Farangwithaplan Advanced Member

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To help figure out what bit you it if often useful to exclude what didn't bite you. I will start with shark, alligator, and dog.

 

In seriousness, though/ Is the area sensitive? I have a similar thing that appeared yesterday. It feels like carpet burn but with it being in the location it is and having no carpet, I'm perplexed.

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DannyCarlton Gold Member

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13 minutes ago, Nyezhov said:

I dont know what they are. I live on citronella and balm. I dread the jungle.

You are right to be scared of the jungle. Try using Citronella and balm to ward off tiger bites (unless you use Tiger Balm, also good on your bell end prior to insertion).

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Gecko123 Platinum Member

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OP:

The second photo with the more raised blisters looks like it might be a herpes zoster outbreak.

 

Image result for herpes zoster

 
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Jip99 Platinum Member

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42 minutes ago, Nyezhov said:

I dont know what they are. I live on citronella and balm. I dread the jungle.

 

 

Yet you risked life and limb to go to Boolilam.

 

Phanom Rung used to be in the jungle you know, just like Angkor Wat......... same builders.

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4MyEgo Diamond Member

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7 hours ago, Lisac2 said:

What could this be?

Could be Hives, copy & pasted wording below from a quick Google search:

 

Those red, itchy bumps can be caused by a variety of factors including an allergy to medications, infection, insect bites, and even food.

 

“Many cases of mild hives are common and often resolve spontaneously, however, treatment with an oral antihistamine or a topical antihistamine can ease up the resolution of the rash by as much as 70 percent,”. 

 

If the reaction is very severe and you experience wheezing or difficulty breathing, seek medical attention immediately. 

 

Be interested to know what it was at the end of the day if you ever found out, just out of interest  ????

 

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Hi  In Australia we have a beetle called a Rove Beetle, and you get what is called a kissing effect, what I did when my wife was bitten by a Rove beetle was to unroll some 2''wide sticky tape and dab the affected area with the tape gently dabbing the area with the sticky side of course, this will pick up the hairs that are causing the irritation, wear surgical gloves to do this and be careful not to spread the hairs to unaffected areas.

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Lisac2 Newbie

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Thank you everyone for all your suggestions and feedback! The area is not sensitive, a tiny bit itchy if I touch it but nothing alarming. I took a Benadryl and will run to the pharmacy to have them take a look. 

 

Interesting about the mirror effect as that is exactly what seems to be the case as when I close my legs the locations match each other/touch each other perfectly.

 

i will let you know what the pharmacist says. I do have to add that I tend to have a lot more severe skin reactions than most people to any insects, even with mosquito bites and I tend to bruise really easily too

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8 hours ago, Sheryl said:

Since the red area is diminishing I don't think any reason to worry at this point.

 

A spider would be my guess but could be anything you  are hypersensitive too, even an ant.

 

A cream containing betamethasone or hydrocortisone will help.

My guess would also be a spider.

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Hi  In Australia we have a beetle called a Rove Beetle, and you get what is called a kissing effect, what I did when my wife was bitten by a Rove beetle was to unroll some 2''wide sticky tape and dab the affected area with the tape gently dabbing the area with the sticky side of course, this will pick up the hairs that are causing the irritation, wear surgical gloves to do this and be careful not to spread the hairs to unaffected areas.

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paederus_dermatitis  

Nyezhov Gold Member

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4 hours ago, Jip99 said:

 

 

Yet you risked life and limb to go to Boolilam.

 

Phanom Rung used to be in the jungle you know, just like Angkor Wat......... same builders.

Long pants and citronella baby

LosLobo Platinum Member

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1 hour ago, Merida said:

Hi  In Australia we have a beetle called a Rove Beetle, and you get what is called a kissing effect, what I did when my wife was bitten by a Rove beetle was to unroll some 2''wide sticky tape and dab the affected area with the tape gently dabbing the area with the sticky side of course, this will pick up the hairs that are causing the irritation, wear surgical gloves to do this and be careful not to spread the hairs to unaffected areas.

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paederus_dermatitis  

When I was in Southern Thailand my partner evidently brushed a pesky flying bug from her neck as one does. 

 

The next day her neck had a rash of blisters which was later diagnosed as contact dermatitis from a rove beetle.

 

Evidently she had squashed the bug against her skin and the body fluids from the bug had produced the rash which lasted for some months leaving a scar.

 

The treatment was oral antibiotics and a topical steroid.

 

It seems the rove beetle contains one of the most poisonous toxins known to man.

 

We also found some of these bugs inside the house.

 

As they were such an environmental hazard, evidently the toxin never degrades, we would catch them with sticky tape being careful not to rupture their body and flush them down the toilet.


In the garden there were also stinging nettle caterpillars who's hairs were highly irritating, especially if they got in one's eyes.


Maybe you are getting confused between there two insects!

 

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Isaanbiker Gold Member

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It looks like a spider had some fun with you and you are allergic to it.

 

Nothing to worry about. Do not put any cream or so on, keep it dry and it will be gone in no time. 

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4 hours ago, LosLobo said:

When I was in Southern Thailand my partner evidently brushed a pesky flying bug from her neck as one does. 

 

The next day her neck had a rash of blisters which was later diagnosed as contact dermatitis from a rove beetle.

 

Evidently she had squashed the bug against her skin and the body fluids from the bug had produced the rash which lasted for some months leaving a scar.

 

The treatment was oral antibiotics and a topical steroid.

 

It seems the rove beetle contains one of the most poisonous toxins known to man.

 

We also found some of these bugs inside the house.

 

As they were such an environmental hazard, evidently the toxin never degrades, we would catch them with sticky tape being careful not to rupture their body and flush them down the toilet.


In the garden there were also stinging nettle caterpillars who's hairs were highly irritating, especially if they got in one's eyes.


Maybe you are getting confused between there two insects!

 

Nothing the OP should worry about.

 

        

Rove beetles do not bite or sting but their blood contains a strong toxin called pederin that can cause skin and eye irritations

If you crush the beetle the toxin is released and absorbed by your skin. The beetle can be crushed if you swat it like a fly or mosquito or if it collides with you at speed (such as bare skin on a motorbike) and can cause conjunctivitis, severe dermatitis (rash) and serious skin irritation.

Initial symptoms include reddening of the skin, and a 'burning' sensation. This is followed by painful irritation and itching, with extensive pustules and blistering of the skin after 4 days.

 

  That's what they look like.

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oslooskar Silver Member

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7 hours ago, terminatorchiangmai said:

Might be a caterpillar.

Had it once and looked and felt like it had burned my skin.
 

Are you sure it wasn't a Millipede? They can leave goo on your skin that can be irritating.

xtrnuno41 Gold Member

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well could be many bugs, some months ago i placed on TVF about a bug.

It doesnt bite, but stuff on its body can give you bad wounds, it starts innocent.

 

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