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A member asked:

I noticed a red dot on my arm two days ago. a day later it turned into a red circle (but not itchy at all) i wanted to see if it was a bug bite?

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Hard to say.: I would really have to see the lesion. Bug bites that do not itch are unusual, but not unheard of. One possibility for a red dot becoming a red circle is a tick bite - and one species of tick transmits Lyme disease. So it would be prudent to have it looked at, and if necessary, treated.

Dr Trpkovski agreed

Answered 9/28/2016

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