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A member asked:

What are red bumps that look like mosquito bites, when no mosq are around?

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Hives: Hives look much like a mosquito bite and are itchy.

Dr Ali and 4 doctors agreed

Answered 11/28/2017

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Bites?: Dr. Carter may be right. Also consider insect bites - scabies, body lice, bedbugs - and sun poisoning.

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Answered 7/26/2016

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I have been having this small red very itchy bumps looks like mosquito bites but i cant find mosquitos anywhere, and they keep on appearing on my body its been a week, they go in 2-3 days and leave black marks, they are not stopping please help?

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I have a red painful bump on the outside of my vagina like a mosquito bite saw it before but can't remember if it went away, was in the same place?

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I have a red bump on my thigh, i think it's a mosquito bite but not sure. It also has inflammation around it.

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I have a bite on the back of my knee that has been there for a week. It has a small bump that looks like a mosquito bite but the skin is red around it?

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I have itchy red bumps all over my body. They look like mosquito bites (and would make sense because I work outside) but are throughout my entire body?

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