Kind of worried

Monday morning ,when I just got to work , I had felt like a bite on my forearm , I looked down and it looked like ordinary spider bites to me with the cluster of three. I have used alcohol in the past tyo dry them up ,it is friday and they still look the same way they did on Monday morning ! My question to you is , could they be from tanning ?I have stopped going . I have been on the internet trying to find pictures of the start of radiation poisoning, , and I can't find anything. I checked on skin cancer signs , and it doesn't look anything like it or have any symptoms . If I had radiation poisoning , wouldn't I get sick with vomiting , or blood in stools ? I do not have a Dr out here where I am working that I can go to to find this out !

[Jasmina Jankicevic, MD, MSc, CCRP]

While tanning, you expose your skin to ultraviolet rays that cause skin aging, could cause skin burning and skin cancer. Have in mind that UV rays have cumulative effect (every exposure adds on), and negative consequences accumulate. Radiation poisoning is caused by acute or long-term exposure to ionizing radiation, not tanning.

Majority of insect bites are treated locally with corticosteroid creams, sometimes in combination with topical antibiotics to prevent secondary bacterial infection. Site should be cleaned (water and mild soap), prior to application of topical medications. Cool compresses over bite location are helpful too. Orally, antihistamines and aspirin/acetaminophen may be recommended by a physician as well.

If bitten by black widow spider or brown recluse spider, patients should seek medical help as soon as possible.


Yours in Optimal Health,
Dr. Jasmina Jankicevic