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Nov 26, 2024
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Iman23
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Wife has mysterious what look like bug bites every few days.
Baraeus
11/26/24 6:03am
Did she get the Covid vax?
Coug98
11/26/24 6:05am
In the past, yes, but not this year. This started in July.
Baraeus
11/26/24 6:15am
Is she maybe allergic to an environmental she runs into intermittently?
LeftOfNormal
11/26/24 6:06am
New fabric softener or laundry detergent?
byuluvr
11/26/24 6:14am
Nope.
Baraeus
11/26/24 6:16am
Has she been taking Ivermectin?
Charles Darwin
11/26/24 6:14am
Do you have pets with fur?
whirl
11/26/24 6:15am
We've had a cat for 5 years. She's never had pet allergies before.
Baraeus
11/26/24 6:18am
Not saying it’s pets, but allergies can change over time
Joe Banks
11/26/24 6:22am
My mom used to get bites when our cat's flea treatment had lapsed.
whirl
11/26/24 6:42am
Shingles?
quantum valeat
11/26/24 6:17am
She's never had chicken pox and has been vaccinated for it.
Baraeus
11/26/24 6:19am
She can still get shingles.
TN_Coug
11/26/24 6:35am
Typically much larger than tiny bug bites and 8-10 on pain scale
WallaX2
11/26/24 7:15am
Go see the doctor. Skin lesions are super hard to diagnose without seeing and
Uno Doctoro
11/26/24 6:44am
She'll be seeing a dermatologist after we get back from Thanksgiving.
Baraeus
11/26/24 7:07am
How many “bites” and how long do they stay swollen and itchy?
wildwilderness
11/26/24 6:53am
Two to five at any given time. Often in different areas and not clustered.
Baraeus
11/26/24 7:11am
bed bugs
BR549
11/26/24 7:01am
Yeah I’d start here for sure sounds like bed bugs
canuckchuck
11/26/24 7:05am
Really sounds like bed bugs to me, especially if the bites are in groups of 3
Skeptical Optimist
11/26/24 7:04am
Me too- and bed bugs can bite under clothing as well. Is the bite swollen hard
wildwilderness
11/26/24 7:11am
They don't get hard, just swollen and itchy.
Baraeus
11/26/24 7:20am
Could be urticaria; welts can be allergic reaction to something or even stress
Bandersnatch
11/26/24 7:07am
Yes but they usually don’t have a “bite” mark and are short lasting. I asked
wildwilderness
11/26/24 7:10am
Has she been close to any Utes or Sun Devils?
WallaX2
11/26/24 7:21am
Could be allergic reaction, my son had papular urticaria….we thought it was bed
IGlowInTheDark
11/26/24 7:22am
Bedbugs
Iman23
11/26/24 7:33am
Up to 30% of people do not react to bed bugs so even if you are not getting bit
Eog
11/26/24 7:42am
Scabies
SJS
11/26/24 7:42am
^^^THIS^^^
BYU Grounds
11/26/24 1:19pm
I was thinking more along the lines of chancre
Uno Doctoro
11/26/24 6:36pm
Fleas
claw
11/26/24 8:01am
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