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Looks Like Bug Bite, Itching And Picking, Turns To Hole. Lyme Disease Or Tick Borne Illness Or Mrsa?

My girlfriend had what looked like a bug bite , or the remnants of our previously contracted scabies . It seemed fine except she itched and picked it. A lot. Now I ve been doing A LOT of research and I can t find out what it is. This bite or whatever it is, literally tuned into a hole in her skin. It s about the size of a cheerio and goes all the way down to what looks like muscle tissue. Could this be lyme disease or any other tick borne illness . I m afraid it could also be mrsa too but there was never any puss as in a normal mrsa wound. Please help, she s in the hospital and I have no contact with her!
Wed, 30 Oct 2013
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hi i think ur girlfriend got a bug bite which would have caused a ulcer with deeper hole until muscle is visible.it can be lymes disease or post scabies .only one ulcer cannot be feature of lyme disease.now whatever cause can be treat it with a broad specrum antiboitiic,anti inflammatory agent and application of t bact ointment after saline compressors
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Looks Like Bug Bite, Itching And Picking, Turns To Hole. Lyme Disease Or Tick Borne Illness Or Mrsa?

hi i think ur girlfriend got a bug bite which would have caused a ulcer with deeper hole until muscle is visible.it can be lymes disease or post scabies .only one ulcer cannot be feature of lyme disease.now whatever cause can be treat it with a broad specrum antiboitiic,anti inflammatory agent and application of t bact ointment after saline compressors