A member asked:

I removed a tick approx 3 months ago, no bullseye rash, no fever, no muscle aches, no symptoms. tic has been fully removed but spot still itches.

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Dr. Jeffrey Levine answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Not Lyme: The fact that you have a persistently pruritic (itchy) scar from a previous tick bite, does not indicate that you were infected with Lyme Disease. Try 1% hydrocortisone cream. If no improvement see you clinician. If tic was on you less than three days and not antibiotic engourged, then treatment was not indicated.

Answered 8/26/2016

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