Can anybody identify this?

[Confuscious]

23 minutes ago, Sheryl said:

Most long term Thai residrnts experience this sooner or later, I certainly have several times over the years. Once it developed into a  cellulitis, all other times not.

 

A spider or other insect. 

 

If the area around it doesn't become red or inflamed no need to do anything. If it does then see doctor.

 

Like I said before, when I feel or see something suspecious on my body, I go to a doctor to get his advice.
Advice is free (PA-Insurance) and covers me if it would develop to something worse.

Long time ago, a friend of mine who used to run a local restaurant, got bitten by a very little spider (2 a 3 mm big) on his finger.
As it was not hurting and marks were quasi invisible, he only desinfected the byte and continued with his customers.
A day later, the place of the byte, grew a little bit bigger and looked like a Comedon (a pimple).
He put a bandage over it and assumed that it would burst open from itself.
48 hours later, his finger became so swollen that it was really painful.
I drove my friend to the Maharat hospital and when the doctors opened the pimple a whole bunch of baby spiders came out of the pimple.
Lesson: never joke with a byte in a tropic country.

[Confuscious]

Double post

Edited May 6 by Confuscious
double entry

[brianthainess]

6 hours ago, Confuscious said:

Update from the hospital:

1. After a quick analysis by the doctor, the marks are not from a spider in this area.
    Most problably a little (baby) snake.
2. Test blood on "Neurotoxins (or whatever similar)".
     If it would be a venomous byte, there would be traces of "Neurotoxins" in my blood.
     No traces of "Neurotoxins" in my blood -> OK.
3. Got an injection on my hand.
     Some kind of anti-inflammatory fluid.
4. Got a Tetanus-Booster as my last Tetanus shot was more than 5 years old.
5. Guess?
     The obvious anti-biotics.

If any symptoms arise within 48 hours, return immediatly to the hospital.

The bill, total 2,700 Baht was kindly paid by MTL (my PA-insurance).

Will you go back just to look at the young nurses ?...............

[Confuscious]

8 minutes ago, brianthainess said:

Will you go back just to look at the young nurses ?...............

Well, when the PA-Insurance pays me just to look at young nurses, that's an offer I can't refuse.

[Confuscious]

The correct answer was: SNAKE BITE.
No spider or Centipede.

[mommysboy]

Wouldn't you have been aware of a snake bite?

[G Rex]

On 5/6/2024 at 4:57 PM, Confuscious said:

Update from the hospital:

1. After a quick analysis by the doctor, the marks are not from a spider in this area.
    Most problably a little (baby) snake.
2. Test blood on "Neurotoxins (or whatever similar)".
     If it would be a venomous byte, there would be traces of "Neurotoxins" in my blood.
     No traces of "Neurotoxins" in my blood -> OK.
3. Got an injection on my hand.
     Some kind of anti-inflammatory fluid.
4. Got a Tetanus-Booster as my last Tetanus shot was more than 5 years old.
5. Guess?
     The obvious anti-biotics.

If any symptoms arise within 48 hours, return immediatly to the hospital.

The bill, total 2,700 Baht was kindly paid by MTL (my PA-insurance).

 

Because insurance was covering it I'm surprised they didn't also do an MRI , cat scan, and colonoscopy - just to be sure...

 

You were lucky your Doctor is an expert on Thai arachnids. (lol)

Tarantulas are common everywhere in Thailand - and an adult will leave a bite just like you have  

[Confuscious]

56 minutes ago, G Rex said:

 

Because insurance was covering it I'm surprised they didn't also do an MRI , cat scan, and colonoscopy - just to be sure...

 

You were lucky your Doctor is an expert on Thai arachnids. (lol)

Tarantulas are common everywhere in Thailand - and an adult will leave a bite just like you have  

TIT

[IvorBiggun2]

15 minutes ago, Confuscious said:

Tarantulas are common everywhere in Thailand

Yes but outside of the house. I have Tarantulas in my garden but never in the house. The OP has bed bugs pure and simple.

[simon43]

On 5/6/2024 at 2:20 PM, Martin71 said:

Tibetan Screaming Toad.. 100%

I don't agree 🙂. Surely he would have woken up when the toad started its blood-curdling screams?

 

No, it must have been a silent predator or parasite.....

 

My bet is on an oversexed Mute Swan.

 

[Sheryl]

5 hours ago, IvorBiggun2 said:

Yes but outside of the house. I have Tarantulas in my garden but never in the house. The OP has bed bugs pure and simple.

Bed bugs would leave multiple bites, each a single one. This was a single bite from  something with 2 incisors. I still vote spider, mainly because I think he's notice if he had a snake in his house. Doctor thought snake (non-venomous).

 

Either way he's fine.

[IvorBiggun2]

On 5/6/2024 at 5:13 PM, Confuscious said:

I drove my friend to the Maharat hospital and when the doctors opened the pimple a whole bunch of baby spiders came out of the pimple.

I call BS on that.

 

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Spiders just don't lay their eggs inside people, but there are persistent urban myths about them doing so.

 

[Sheryl]

A flaming post has been removed. 

[Irrumator]

On 5/6/2024 at 4:42 PM, Confuscious said:

I have a PA-insurance which pays everything in this case.
But I need to report to a doctor or a hospital within 48 hours.
After 48 hours, the insurance don't guarantee a payout.

The visit to the hospital

is only a little inconvenience, and I enjoy a few hours with the young and sexy nurses.

 

What is a PA insurance?  I have seen it mentioned a couple of times, but have no idea what it is.  

[bigt3116]

On 5/6/2024 at 11:16 AM, Utalk2mutt said:

Don’t know for sure obviously but I would say a spider got ya. Two quite distinct “fang” marks close together suggests the possibility of a spider bite.

 

 

"

Spiders do have two venom-injecting fangs and typically bite with both at the same time. However, in any spider smaller than a tarantula, the entry points of the two fangs will be so close together that there is little if any visible separation. Also, the fangs are so slender and sharp that the actual entry points are all but invisible.

When you have a "bite" with two separated marks, it is either caused by a bloodsucking insect that has bitten twice (a common occurrence), or is a double skin eruption arising from one disease condition or arthropod bite, also a common occurrence."

[Confuscious]

3 hours ago, Irrumator said:

What is a PA insurance?  I have seen it mentioned a couple of times, but have no idea what it is.  

Personal Accident Insurance.

 

A Personal Accident insurance will cover any damage caused by an ACCIDENT, including car/motorbike accidents.

https://www.muangthai.co.th/en/personal-accident-insurance

[Irrumator]

5 hours ago, Confuscious said:

Personal Accident Insurance.

 

A Personal Accident insurance will cover any damage caused by an ACCIDENT, including car/motorbike accidents.

https://www.muangthai.co.th/en/personal-accident-insurance

Thank you.  Why on earth did I not realise this?

[Confuscious]

12 minutes ago, Irrumator said:

Thank you.  Why on earth did I not realise this?

 

Are you serious????????????????

[Irrumator]

51 minutes ago, Confuscious said:

 

Are you serious????????????????

Yes, why would I not be?  Why should I realise that 2 capital letters in random conjunction would mean something significant to anyone?

 

Or are you the sort who thinks he's superior to others?

Edited May 9 by Irrumator

[roo860]

On 5/6/2024 at 11:42 AM, Chris Daley said:

Since I came to Thailand I have been waking up with weird marks for years.  The red dots.  The scratches.  Red patches.  Probably cancer.

Weirdo 

[Confuscious]

20 minutes ago, Irrumator said:

Or are you the sort who thinks he's superior to others?

Not at all
Just looks strange that you never hear of it.