single recurring itchy mosquito bite like spot on face

[zuzieQ]

For the past 6 months or so I have a recurring lump on my face which presents itself exactly like a mosquito bite about 3 cm below my eye. It is in exactly the same place everytime, red, raised and very itchy. The surrounidnng area is quite pink as well. It sometimes happens on a weekly basis, other times with several weeks in between. In the beginning it would come and go very quickly, within the day but lately it is taking 2-3 days to go although the itching subsides quicker. The very first time it happend I thought it was a mosquito bite as it is so similar to one. The next time it happened I thought it was a coicidence but found it hard to believe a mosquito had bitten me in what I believed to be the same place. After the third time I realized it was something else. There is only one so this is trivial in comparison to most peoples complaints, none the less, it is a decent itchy spot on my face in a very noticable position and it looks aweful. Does anyone know what this could be. It is not a pimple.

[ItsMeJing22]

I have the same problem. It's on the downside of my left arm. Midway between my wrist and elbow. I started noticing it 9months ago. At first I thought it was just an insect bite, but after a few hours it just disappears. It doesn't itch too much but it worries me because it would appear again on the same spot. It comes and go randomly. I've tried researching on this and found out it can be mastocytosis, but im not yet sure. Well, hope we find answers soon.

[sharin]

Which is a fungus.

[InsaneHealth]

OMG I have the exact same thing. One or twice I thought it was weird that I got bite I. The same spot but it's more than a handful of times now and it comes and goes, in the same spot almost exactly in between my wrist and my elbow on the underside of my left arm! I'm female and with something someone else mentioned about histamines, I've noticed that I've been feeling hot lately the weather's warming up but I'm also getting like hot flashes and I hate the heat. I'll also wake up really itchy and end up half sleep scratching at my back and sides..not sure if this has anything to do with it..but at this moment it popped up leading me to Google this and find you guys, I'm over heating and I have the window open and it's not even 30 degrees out... Did you find out what it was?

[InsaneHealth]

Also I noticed your screen name is Jing, are you Chinese or Asian? It's weird because we have it in the exact same spot and I'm Chinese...

[quasibroken]

Too much computer usage. It's a reaction to either heat from a cell phone or from a desktop/laptop. Restrict electronics usage for two weeks and see if it makes a difference.

[beaufrosure]

I have this issue as of today. for the last several weeks (1 month)  , I can tell you all its a Allergic reaction … I had not taken ibuprofen for almost 1 week or so and I did not have the single mosquito like bump pop up. I tonight took a ibuprofen because I was having a bad fever today , and low and behold 4 hours after I took it , a new bump in a new place raised up and itched.  Thus the determination is simple a im allergic to ibuprofen for some odd reason. ive taken it before almost a half daily for arthritits and back pain. but from what ive read , its not unusual to become allergic to something instantly... so cut out anything you think may be contributing to your bump. as an above poster said , he was allergic to GMO foods/ caffeine. Its crazy, but I found this is the only way to track it down.

[Greca01]

Hi folks. I sometimes get a hive on my face after eating anything with nuts like pecan or almonds. I already know I have a very high allergy (not an intolerance) to hazel nuts so I try not to eat any nuts at all. Stay away from nuts and eat more seeds if you have trouble with hives.  Get an allergy blood test to see what you're allergic too.

[Whereshollie]

I have the same, a round white itchy bump on my elbow, exactly like a mosquito bite. When it first started I had been travelling a lot so could be likely it started as a bite. That was in 2013 ish. It would come back in the exact same place, every six weeks or so roughly but not in any discernible pattern. When I say 'it came back', I mean I'd feel an itch in the spot, I'd look and there would be a small bump which would get bigger and itchier until it was about 1.5cm diameter. Then after half an hour or so (again not consistent) it would die down then just vanish as wierdly as it appeared. It was like this for about two years then I realised one day I hadn't seen it for months. A couple of years passed. Then just now, it's come back!!! Absolutely no trigger. No change to my diet or lifestyle during the time it was regular, the time it went away, and today. Baffling!! And itchy!!

[zarina3211]

SOLVED!!!!!

Hey everyone I had the exact same problem!! I had a reoccurring single hive looking bump 4cm under my right eye, lasting about an hour or less. I can't remember when I started developing it, however I noticed it always seemed to happen when it was an overcast kind of day and I thought it was a reaction to do with the weather. However this theory didn't add up bc it wouldn't appear sometimes when it was overcast. I realised that I usually have a cup of coffee when its gloomy and overcast outside and maybe that was the common denominator. I tested this out and drank a cup off coffee and literally 20mins later the bump popped up. I had another coffee the next day and as expect the bump came back. I haven't had coffee ever since and this bump hasn't occurred.

TLDR; I realised this bump was a reaction to caffeine. Caffeine sensitivity can appear on the skin in forms such as hives, rashes etc... I'm not sure why it happens in the exact spot, however this is definitely what is causing mine. It may not be the same for everyone else but I urge you all to try and test it out, maybe its something else you're consuming! Hope this helped!!

[zarina3211]

SOLVED!!!!!

Hey everyone I had the exact same problem!! I had a reoccurring single hive looking bump 4cm under my right eye, lasting about an hour or less. I can't remember when I started developing it, however I noticed it always seemed to happen when it was an overcast kind of day and I thought it was a reaction to do with the weather. However this theory didn't add up bc it wouldn't appear sometimes when it was overcast. I realised that I usually have a cup of coffee when its gloomy and overcast outside and maybe that was the common denominator. I tested this out and drank a cup off coffee and literally 20mins later the bump popped up. I had another coffee the next day and as expect the bump came back. I haven't had coffee ever since and this bump hasn't occurred.

TLDR; I realised this bump was a reaction to caffeine. Caffeine sensitivity can appear on the skin in forms such as hives, rashes etc... I'm not sure why it happens in the exact spot, however this is definitely what is causing mine. It may not be the same for everyone else but I urge you all to try and test it out, maybe its something else you're consuming! Hope this helped!!

[Candycane93]

Thank you so much! I get the same thing under my eye the resembles a mosquito bite constantly. My husband thought I was crazy for thinking it was something other than a bite. I realized it was after I drink this really sugary soda.

[Overactive_Histamines]

I've had a similar reaction with a tick bite I received 6 years ago (not Lyme). Every once in awhile, in that same spot, it flares back up into an itchy bite. Mine lasts about 10 min and then calms back down. 8 years ago I was diagnosed with Lyme (from a tick bite in a different location) and cured within 6 months. However, every blood test I have done since then has revealed that my histamine levels are high. Whether or not Lyme was the initial trigger for my elevated histamine levels is unknown, but I suspect that it's my elevated levels that flare up and cause this bite spot to flare back up now and again.
  Additionally, my normal bug bites from mosquitoes or no-seeums, seem extra itchy for several weeks and I suspect this is from my elevated histamine levels. When i do have normal bug bites, I get a wave of intense itchies when I wake up every morning. Like the process of my body waking up, triggers a flare of histamine levels making my bites itch intensely for about 10 min, until everything calms down. (Laying a cold wash cloth helps to calm down the itch until it goes away)
  While I am completely on board with the ideas of 'you are what you eat' and 'you are what you eat eats', I've only just discovered that there are foods that trigger an increased response in our histamine levels and I eat 70% of what's on the list! So, Lyme may not have anything to do with my histamine response and it may be the foods that I'm eating that are causing this response. In any case, this is a good website to get started with in learning about overactive histamines, however I encourage you to investigate this further as I think this science is only just being discovered. https://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-11175/everything-you-need-to-know-about-histamine-intolerance.html
Best of luck to all of you! Stay healthy!

[janinapun]

Hi guys,

I have it too, same symptoms (look like a bite, appears in the same spot once in a while, don't know what triggers it).
Maybe it is Darier's Sign. I found this term because I was googling Mastocytosis.
Will try to find more information but suggest you to google this 'Darier's Sign' thing too

[pranavchati]

I have exactly the same problem, it is happening daily. the marks come and go. However when I take Citirizne tablet the marks dont show up for 3 days and then slowly starts coming back

[Lbc1977]

Mastocytosis.  

[Katb183]

I have had this condition for a couple of years too. I thought it was a bite but two weeks ago I have these hives/ bites all over my face. I believe it did start out as a bite bite but that high histamine levels due to stress is the catalyst.
I have been taking colloidal silver and dabbing it on the welts. It does seem to be helping and I'm hoping with an improved immune system this will decrease.

[Estara]

Well, I thought I might find an answer here but the only thing I have found is that I am not alone. I have what started out as what I thought was a bad mosquito bite at the top of my left leg, right under my butt cheek. I discovered it after camping July 4th weekend. It took weeks to get rid of it and I worried that it might be a tick bite. It did go away, however, every few weeks it comes back in the same exact spot. And it itches more than most mosquito bites while it's here. Fortunately, it only lasts about a day. Unfortunately, it keeps coming back! It's been 7 months now! I sure wish someone had the answer. I guess we'll all suffer together until someone finally figures it out.

[CScat]

Well....just add another.
Just like previous people have said here, glad I'm not the ONLY ONE, but sure do WISH there were some answers.
One little bump that looks like/itches like a mosquito bite. has reoccurred @ least 4 times in the past 9 months.
Mine will last for days or weeks & itch.
I'm planning on having a biopsy from my dermatologist.
I'll keep you posted.

[Weetie4587]

Hello everyone, I also would like to say I'm so happy to know I'm not the only one with this. Seems like a lot of people have had this for a while. here is my brief bump story: The other day at work i almost felt like an really bad itch/prick. i felt my neck and I realized I had a bump.

I asked a co-worker and she said it kind of looked like a pimple or something. This happened about 4 days ago and the bump is still present. It hit me a few days ago that this used to happen all the time. the thing is like everyone else is saying it's in the same spot!

I looked at the picture provided by suicidalbread (love the name) it's similar but not exact. But I think they are on to something. Perhaps it's a different form of hive? Can they show up in the same spot though? Also my alien as I now call it does not crust or peal over. It does not itch all the time either.

Thank you for reading. :)

[Suicidalbread]

Hello!

I've had this for a few days. My bite appears and disappears in the same spot. It looks like this > http://www.dermatopedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/urti2-300x293.jpg . It's hives guys.

[LODEBE]

I've had mine for more than 10 years now, however they disappeared for a while, but they have came back, I get them on my forehead, sides of the face and one in the neck, sometimes in my scalp.  I start feeling the itching, then they get red and swollen, the one in the forehead sometimes gets so swollen than seems like someone hit me, it is embarrassing and the itchiness bothers me to no end.  I've been told by an allergologist that I have angioedema, and taking some medicines causes me to have swollen eyes, but I'm not entirely sure what foods can give me that reaction too.

[sharin]

Most of these people r talking about getting ONE.   At a time.   That comes and goes in the SAME spot all the time. ( or at least the first 3 post I read).  Sounds like maybe u gave multiple ones coming and going.    Here’s a couple places for u to start.  If u r noticing any other weird symptoms, like a fiber kind of thing in the sore or bite or little black specks, alsokind of sand type stuff in ur bedding, read about morgellons. It’s real. Drs say it’s not. In fact if after reading bout morgellons u think that could be it , I suggest I don’t ever say the word morgellons. They just don’t believe.
Last thing bug bites can transfer mold and fungus.  Wait, ONE MORE THING, check ur house for mold orextra moisture. R u noticing more dust than normal in ur home? I leave it at that till I see a response.

[Jmcjwbjdb]

For several yrs, i too have been experiencing a reoccurring itchy bleb on my abdomen in the exact same place. I am glad to see that im not the only one but baffled because no definite diagnosis has been made.

[bowsheep]

I have this same problem.
The first time I got it I really didn't know what to use on it so tried so many different creams that I think I may have aggravated it. It lasted almost 6 months in total as it kept flaring up. The area is inflamed and it feels itchy and tickly/tingly; It even blistered at its worst.
I have no idea what it is, have been to the doctors and even they don't know. The only thing that helps is Daktacort 2%/1% w/w cream (miconazole nitrate and hydrocortisone) I apply it throughout the day on and around the area. It cleared it up last time but you must continue to use it for a long time after it's gone. It stayed away over 6 months and appeared again out of no where. I applied the cream and it is already dramatically better.  

[MP_11]

First of all, thank you to all of you for sharing your stories, tips and thoughts. i too have a recurring hive on my forehead and I get an itchy abdomen every couple of days and little whiteheads on my chest. I also have MTHFR, compound hetero.

I have been looking into following a low-histamine diet. Have any of you had success with that?

I believe that certain foods and stress is continuously 'topping up' my histamine 'bucket' and its only when it overflows that the hives and other symptoms present themselves and so that is why i cant pinpoint certain foods or products as the culprit. Very frustrating!  I'm also looking into Diamine oxidase (DAO) as it is the main enzyme for the metabolism of ingested histamine.There is a product on iHerb called Histame? I've ordered it out of desperation and am going to give it a try. Has any one else tried it?

[chulo09]

Interesting to read this column.  About 10 years ago I was bitten by the grand dad of all fleas.  This flea must have been on steroids by the bite it left in my groin area.  I know it was a flea because I was battling a small infestation at the time brought into my apartment by my cat.  It itched like you wouldn't believe but eventually went away as most bites do. Then it started to reappear about a month or two apart....bad, big welt sometimes almost a sore.  Drove me crazy.  Over time the intervals between flare ups became longer and severity of bump/rash was less.  Once about 1.5 years between reoccurrence, thought it was over, but it came again.  I asked a few docs about it, but got the deer in the headlights look.  Its obvious this thing is a mystery to most of medical community. Best thing for me is when I feel it coming on, I apply liquid first aid antiseptic you get in any drugstore over the counter for burns, insect bites and minor cuts right away.  The stuff smells a bit but stops the itching and seems to attack it before it flares up and knocks it down fast. The active ingredients to look for are camphor and phenol, and it usually contains citric acid and other light oils. Put it on about three times a day until it clears...usually fairly quickly.  Hope this helps someone out there.....good luck.  I know is frustrating.

[Marcos1965]

I have the same problem for two years now and I saw them biting me. Biolgysts even does not know yet but I think there is a genera of blood sucker midges that left behind some part of its sucker apparatus deep in our skin. That's why the hystamine reaction is re-occuring. But for this, its aparatus is like to be a very resistant for leaching and defense cell fagocytes absorving, maybe a large kind of SiO2(silica...vitreous) crystal type - someone some day would be interested to search... And this perhaps can explain the long term itching along years and its triggering when we ate some hard to digest or fatty foods.
I think it can be solved only by a superficial skin surgery to take off this antigen.

[EliseRoseann]

People are saying it's not a mosquito bite, but I think it is! I was in the garden a year ago and had this mosquito buzzing around which I kept trying to kill, and which kept trying to land on me. When I went to bed that night I had 3 bites on my butt (of all places) that itched like crazy. The whole summer they would come and go, sometimes not bothering me for weeks then coming back with a vengeance. This still periodically happens now, a year later.

Then, a few weeks ago, I was in the same garden watering the plants in the evening and I felt a sharp scratch on my foot; looking down there was a mosquito mid meal. I slapped it and killed it, but it was too late. By the time I went in that, and another bite on my hand that I'd missed, had both started itching like mad. They stop itching and appear to go away for a few days, then come back again (much like the last one did).

I've been wondering what's causing this, but I think there might be something in the over active histamine reaction theory. I don't think it's something that's been looked into all that much, but that doesn't make it any less valid a theory.

I do believe that the initial cause of this is a mosquito bite, but then the histamine reaction is re-occurring for some reason. I suppose it's unlikely that everyone on here is ailing from the same thing, but a few of your accounts sound exactly like my experience.

Shame no body's found a solution!

[CeeBurgie]

I have the exact same issue as many of you have posted. I've had it for at least 20 years if not more. I call it my red dot. Its a hot, red raised spot that appears occasionally, once every couple months. It is always in the same exact spot on my cheek. It seems to itch mildly from the inside, and it feels hot even to the touch. It lasts for a couple hours and then goes away. I have not been able to figure out if its a food I'm eating, or stress, or something my skin touches, or some other cause... although it does usually seem to happen after I've eaten restaurant food ... so maybe some unusual herb or spice that I'm not aware of ??   I don't know. Its never made me nervous, only puzzled and curious... well, and sometimes embarrassed cuz its pretty noticeable when it happens and looks like a big glowing mosquito bite or zit on my face. I have noticed that if i look closely at that area of my face anytime when it is not happening, I do notice some irregularity in my skin there... like slightly bumpier than the rest of my face skin. Any doctors wanting to weigh in here?!? Please?

[gatorgirl3]

How did you determine yours was moles? I have the exact same thing- only occurs on the right side of my face but it will appear in 2 or 3 different spots over and over. It's been about 4 years now that i've been dealing with it. I notice it more during the summer so I thought it had something to do with that. I also thought maybe it was a bite of some kind from the microscopic bugs that they say ppl carry on themselves. I asked my dermatologist but of course the redness is never there when you need to show someone. I saw a yeast related comment which i thought was plausible...Did your insurance cover this procedure? It's driving me crazy!

[kissipoo]

Get a blood test for herpes 2. I think you'll have your answer.There is no cure
but using Cortizone 10 should help.You can buy it from Walmart.