Is it normal you mistake an insect(parasite) clinging to your back as a scab?

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I sometimes get acne on my back which is really annoying. However one of them was really big and on the back of my neck. It was the size of dime. I figured it was just more acne but it was hurting for awhile and very irritating. I finally managed to pull off the end of it. Which I figured was the tip of the zit. However when I pulled it off it felt like I pulled something bigger and I felt blood running down my neck. Is it possible I had a tick of something on me without realizing it and just yanked it off? Since that point the lump has become smaller and finally went away.

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  • ObsessedWithReedus
    10 years ago

    If its healed up i would imagine its nothing to worry about, but if it starts to hurt or itch, or if it starts to bleed, go see a doctor.

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  • [Old Memory]
    10 years ago

    Oh my god that is disgusting. You need to go to a doctor ASAP like go now

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      10 years ago

      Omglula = Oh my god LOL?

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      • [Old Memory]
        10 years ago

        Uh. Yeah? I think

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  • [Old Memory]
    10 years ago

    Did you look at what you pulled off? It would have been obvious if it was a bug.

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  • Maggie2000
    10 years ago

    I wouldn't worry, it was probably just a larger-than- usual acne scab of a couple of smaller scabs close together.
    I doubt that it was a parasite!
    The fact that it has healed nicely suggests that it was nothing sinister!

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  • Avant-Garde
    10 years ago

    Go to a doctor or clinic or hospital now!!!! Do not hesitate!

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      10 years ago

      Why?

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      • Avant-Garde
        10 years ago

        Ticks can give you Lyme Disease. If the tick is improperly removed the head can become dislodged into the body and continue to cause dangerous health effects.

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      • [Old Memory]
        10 years ago

        If it was a tick, there's a chance you could have contracted Lyme disease. The fact that it healed up is irrelevant. It could have been an acne cyst, but you don't know for certain.

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  • Terence_the_viking
    10 years ago

    Are you sure it was a tick and not a leech.

    Stranger things have happened.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      10 years ago

      Leeches are only found in water?

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      • Terence_the_viking
        10 years ago

        In muddy places too.

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  • disthing
    10 years ago

    Look up 'Bot Fly Larvae'.

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    • charli.m
      10 years ago

      My grandmother got one of those in her leg. She was quite proud. Odd old bat, she is.

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    • dirtybirdy
      10 years ago

      They are charming, aren't they. Human botfly. Sheep nose bot. Horse stomach bot. Mmmmmmmmmmm...cattle grubs.

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  • Abend_zersetzen_mich
    10 years ago

    If it were a tick, it would have probably been moving.

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    • [Old Memory]
      10 years ago

      Once bloated with blood, a tick's legs can't reach the ground to walk. They actually look a bit like a small pebble.

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  • RoseIsabella
    10 years ago

    Did you examine the scab for little legs?

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      10 years ago

      Actually no that is why I am wondering. I just sort of dropped it. I didn't mean to drop it.

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