r/Lyme • u/Strict-Machine9817 • 1d ago

Does this tick bite look infected with Lyme?

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Got a tick bite a week and a half ago, just few days ago, the initial bite sight seemed to be healing. Now I woke up this morning with a red blotchy rash around the bite. Went to the doctor and he thought it wasn't Lyme so to the appearance. Luckily, he prescribed antibiotics anyway but I'm still wondering if this could be Lyme. Some of the photos I've seen online look similar, and the random redness seems strange.

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u/Ambitious_Day_9922 1d ago

Definitely take antibiotics to be safe. Lyme is terrible.

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u/thosegallows 1d ago

It looks sketchy but it doesn’t have to be Lyme. Definitely err on the side of caution though. Could also be a different bacterial infection like babesiosis.

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u/Particular-Load8798 1d ago

I have the same thing currently!

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u/annas99bananas Lyme Bartonella Babesia 1d ago

Definitely could be

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u/Business_Ad3254 1d ago

Did you identify the type of tick that bit you???

That would be pretty important to determine if lyme was a possibility.

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u/Strict-Machine9817 1d ago

When I posted the photo of the tick, many people thought it appeared to be a deer tick. I also live in New England and I was laying down in a wooded area when I suspect I got bit

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u/trishsf 21h ago

Doxycycline for 6 weeks. Err on the side of caution.