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Bug bite = hospital? My 4 yr old son just got bit by some kind of bug. I didn%26#039;t see it and neither did he. I wouldn%26#039;t be worried, but it%26#039;s swelling a bit and there are these small red lines radiating up his arm (it%26#039;s just below the krook on the inside and they resemble small stretch marks) I%26#039;ve never seen a reaction like this and want to know if anyone else has. I would just call the dr, but my husband has the phone with him. I did put cortizone 10 + on it. Does anyone know if this is serious?

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1 week ago

no home phone

1 week ago

We live in northeast wi, as far as I know, the brown recluse is only in the southern states. The redness is going down and the lines getting fainter.

1 week ago

Oh, I only have a few neighbors. They aren%26#039;t very outdoorsy. Last year one was afraid to cut the grass.

1 week ago

Well, that%26#039;s enough for me, thanks for the help.

1 week ago

Update, they say that so far, everything looks fine. Just keep an eye on it. Red lines don%26#039;t mean much until 24 hours is up, and not if they fade. Probably just from the irritation.

1 week ago

Yeah, I moved from the up, actually. It%26#039;s not a misquito bite, though. He%26#039;s been bitten by them enough times. I%26#039;ve also seen allergic reactions to those, and they look different. I%26#039;m thinking bee, maybe. I could actually see the bite mark, not just the swelling.

So as someone else said, it may be blood poisoning...
But just get it checked out :)

sound like he may have been bitten by a brown recluse spider. If so, they are very poisonous and could cause sever swelling and a lot of pain. I would take him to the hospital and get it checked out.

If he has red lines radiating from the bite out and up his arm GET HIM TO THE DOCTOR! The red lines can indicate blood poisoning. I say %26quot;can %26quot; but may not. Better to be safe than sorry.

U DONT HAVE A HOME PHONE?? IF U DO PHONE

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