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I have been bitten by deer tick and my skin is very itchy and swollen and red do i need to be on an antibiotic to prevent lyme disease. it was between my toes. tick bite?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Tick bite: Pretty sure it was a tick? Although Lyme disease is often associated with Deer ticks, you could actually even have some other form of bacterial infection. Ask your physician if s/he can do a virtual medical evaluation -so that it can be visualized.

Answered 5/23/2020

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