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Can This Be Bug Bite A Welt On Skin That Was Red?
Question: Recently noticed a welt on skin that was red. No pain or itching. Looked like a bug bite. After running my fingers over the spot my vein in my abdomen feels like few large stretched cords. Cords are only visible when stretching abdomen and raise rib cage. Vein is about 3 inches long and only visible between ribs and hip.No pain in area. Recently getting back into weight lifting and being active again.
Brief Answer:
Idiopathic thrombophlebitis or Mondor's diease
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query.
Noted the history and understood the concerns.
The commonest cause I can think about from your history is Idiopathic thrombophlebitis or Mondor's disease.
Idiopathic in medical language means when the cause is not known with certainty.
Sometimes excessive physical activity can be a predisposing factor.
I would advise you to consult your Doctor for examination and getting confirmation of diagnosis on clinical basis and get investigations done.
Usually this is not of a big concern, so keep calm, do not worry much.
I hope this answers your query and helps you.
Keep yourself well hydration all the time and avoid excessive physical activity at the moment.
Take care .
Dr T Chandrakant.
General Surgeon.
Idiopathic thrombophlebitis or Mondor's diease
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query.
Noted the history and understood the concerns.
The commonest cause I can think about from your history is Idiopathic thrombophlebitis or Mondor's disease.
Idiopathic in medical language means when the cause is not known with certainty.
Sometimes excessive physical activity can be a predisposing factor.
I would advise you to consult your Doctor for examination and getting confirmation of diagnosis on clinical basis and get investigations done.
Usually this is not of a big concern, so keep calm, do not worry much.
I hope this answers your query and helps you.
Keep yourself well hydration all the time and avoid excessive physical activity at the moment.
Take care .
Dr T Chandrakant.
General Surgeon.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Are there any symptoms or anything that I should look out for in the mean time?
Brief Answer:
Watch for similar veins.
Detailed Answer:
This itself is a symptom-less disease. There are no specific things you can look for.
Try to remember any instigating factor like direct or indirect trauma.
You can watch for similar veins at other areas.
Try to consult your Doctor and discuss about the above diagnosis asap. (as soon as possible).
I hope this answer helps you further.
Watch for similar veins.
Detailed Answer:
This itself is a symptom-less disease. There are no specific things you can look for.
Try to remember any instigating factor like direct or indirect trauma.
You can watch for similar veins at other areas.
Try to consult your Doctor and discuss about the above diagnosis asap. (as soon as possible).
I hope this answer helps you further.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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