Lyme tic bite

[JenniferG]

Can you post pics on this forum? My dd got a bug bite a few weeks ago and it is still there and bothersome.

[DsMom]

I don't think you can post pix here, but not totally certain.

But, my ds got a bug bite, started as a super small red dot w/ a puncture (single) mark that progressed to a small raised target like shape and then spread until it was probably 4-5" in diameter over 6 weeks. I took him to the Dr 2x and they had no worries but gave him a 10 day Rx for Abx at the initial visit (we are in the PNW and no one, especially me, thought of Lyme). We have been 2 to specialist and recently Mayo - all agree he's had/has Lyme.

 

My advice is that I wouldn't mess around, look at pix on the web and if it looks like the rash, which can vary in size and shape, then take her to a LLMD.

 

That said I got a spider bite about 7 weeks ago, have been on ABX myself and it still is red and hurts today. So, it could just be a 'bite' on your dd, right? But a trip to the Dr might still be in order...

 

Good luck for a speedy resolution.

[mama2alex]

Because she has a history of fatigue and other issues, plus the recent mysterious bite, I really would see an LLMD.

 

A Lyme rash won't always be the classic bullseye and the tests are unreliable. I recently cultured pos for Lyme after a long history of health issues. I had a rash, but not a bullseye, and always tested negative on repeated Igenex western blots.

[JenniferG]

We have sen an LLMD and he did not think she warranted further testing.

[Hopeny]

My 4 yo had what we thought was mosquito bite and 30 data later a bullseye appeared. My friends dd got a weird rash at camp, famous renowned llmd said it wasn't lyme, a few weeks later kid had classic symptoms ( swollen knees, erc) and flaming CDC and ilads positive western blots. It's really hard to know for sure, personally I would err on the side of caution