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Topic: Help for toddler w/ bite

7river
Junior Member
Member # 32270

posted

Hi
My 20 month old daughter has a bullseye rash on her arm. Wife said she killed a mosquito there 2 days ago.
I read mosquito's can transmit lyme. Anyone know how we should proceed? We live in Saugerties NY. About 200 miles north of NYC.
Thank you

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bcb1200
Frequent Contributor (1K+ posts)
Member # 25745

posted

Get her to a Dr. ASAP and say it was a tick bite. She needs treatment.

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Bite date ?
2/10 symptoms began
5/10 dx'd, after 3 months numerous test and doctors

IgM Igenex +/CDC +
+ 23/25, 30, 31, 34, 41, 83/93

Currently on:

Currently at around 95% +/- most days.

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Garden
LymeNet Contributor
Member # 31671

posted

Take photos of the rash. Make sure the lighting is right to show the rash - take multiple pics if you need to, so you can prove the rash.

I took my toddler to a late-night walk-in pediatric clinic a few years ago with a fever and a bulls-eye rash, and they gave her 3 weeks of amox without bothering to test her. I realize now that 3 weeks isn't great, but considering some get 10 days, it's a start.

From there, you can see a doc that will give her longer treatment, but at least you can get started asap.

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Garden

"Fibromylagia" for 8+ years
Pos IgeneX WB per both Igenex and CDC
Pos Neuroscience MyLymeImmuneID
Started tx for Lyme in March 2011

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