Tickbite -swellng& itchy after 1.5 mnth

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I had a tick bite over a month ago. It is swollen, scabbed over and very itchy. When I first pulled it out, I washed my knee and everything was fine. About 2 weeks later it started to itch and swell. It has increasingly gotten worse... very itchy! It has scabbed over and just keeps getting a larger and worse. I pulled the tick out on aug 3 so it has almost been 1.5 months. Please help I’m freaking out

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Dr. Dipin K General Practitioner 8 yrs exp Kannur Consult Now · Accepted Answer

Dr. Dipin K

General Practitioner 8 yrs exp Kannur

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You should go to a local clinic to get it examined and cleaned properly . Sometimes the retained body parts of the tick might be causing the inflammation or it could sometimes just be a hypersensitivity.

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