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Bug Bite In Stomach, Small Reddish/purple Center Ring, Painful, Not Itchy. Cure?

My boyfriend has what appears to be some sort of bug bite in his stomach. There is a small reddish/purple center that is slightly raised with a bit of skin flaking/ peeling around it. Then a ring of regular colored flesh and then a huge perfect oval shaped ring of bright red unraised flesh the red ring is probably as big as his hand.... Whole thing looks like a bullseye target... He of course refuses to seek immediate medical attention... He has had this for a week with the first two days be painful... Now aside from the obvious discoloration and raised center he has no burning, itching, pain etc
Wed, 30 Oct 2013
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hi the description mentioned is typical of bed bug bite.it presents as central purple
coloured spot with clear skin surrounded by thin erythematous ring like target lesion .it is treated as any other insect bite.it can be cured with atarax 25 mg at night,antibiotic twice daily and application of flutibact ointment can cure it
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Bug Bite In Stomach, Small Reddish/purple Center Ring, Painful, Not Itchy. Cure?

hi the description mentioned is typical of bed bug bite.it presents as central purple coloured spot with clear skin surrounded by thin erythematous ring like target lesion .it is treated as any other insect bite.it can be cured with atarax 25 mg at night,antibiotic twice daily and application of flutibact ointment can cure it