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Skin swelling up and it's puffy and itchy after i scratched it. but it was just a little bump and not a bug bite?
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Hives: Swelling and itching of the skin after scratching is usually due to hives (urticaria) -- or more scientifically, "dermatographism." the little bump that started it all could very well have been a bug bite, however.
Answered 9/28/2016
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