Mystery Skin Pathology

Hello @ttibsen. This isn’t the time to speculate about what this could be. I suggest having this checked out by a physician quickly, considering this continues to increase in size and not getting any better. It’s important to make sure it’s not infected. Are you aware of being bitten by a bug or spider?

I would call dermatology (ask for a cancellation if they are busy?). That looks nasty. Any ticks around?

"checked out by a physician quickly"
"I would call dermatology"
Ha Ha Ha! I live in northern Canada and the lack of health coverage is bad enough in the southern parts of the country but up here it's even worse. 20% of the population in our town have no GP to look after them. I'm not one of those but I think that my GP would be unavailable for a dermatologic consult - I don't think that I would get past his receptionist with such a request for an appointment and yes - contrary to privacy etiquette that I think should be in place when trying to make an appointment, these gals always want to know what it is that you want to see the GP about. The nerve!
At any rate, I am not that concerned as I know that it's not infected and it will resolve in time. No, the point of my posting here was to hopefully snag a health professional who might peruse these pages and have an Aha moment that would nail the diagnosis. I am not aware of being bitten by a spider but we do have a few here and there around the house so it could be that.

Sorry to hear about the lack of healthcare where you are. But as for the receptionist needing to know the nature of your business that is definitely something they’re required to ask so that they can help the GP plan out their schedules efficiently. It’s not being nosy.
Anytime we have a lesion on our body that grows instead of subsiding it is cause enough to get in to see a doctor. I think you may have joked about a flesh eating bacteria but they can gain a foothold with something as simple as a bug bite or a scratch. All it needs is a point of entry. So, joking aside, it would still be a good idea to have this checked out.
Certainly monitor your temperature if you start experiencing any joint pain, flu-like symptoms or tiredness.

Members on our forum aren’t medical professional so no one will be able to diagnose or offer treatment for what we’re seeing in the picture. But we can use our knowledge or experiences to offer suggestions to other members. And from my experience I’d have a doctor look at that.

Thanks Lori - good points to consider. I never thought of the screening taking place at the time you are trying to make an appointment from the doctors' perspective - makes sense, so I won't get too uptight in the future about this aspect of visiting a doc.
"Certainly monitor your temperature if you start experiencing any joint pain, flu-like symptoms or tiredness"
Again, excellent advice and should it come to any of the above, we do have recourse to the ER at the hospital as a last resort. Extremely inconvenient as I'm sure you know but still there if you need it.

Are you on a Cpap

Chemicals from my Philips recalled cpap caused sores on my skin like these . Chemicals into lungs and blood. Taking 40 clartin to control skin reaction but only Mirtazipine (european study on idiopathic itching) would conrol my itching

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Good morning, @ttibsen, How’s that sore on your forearm looking today? Any improvement?

Greetings Lori - thanks for asking. That large red zone surrounding the centre of the lesion has cleared up so I think it's on the way to resolving. Still sore but it's nothing that I can't handle. Not a definitive diagnosis to be sure, but I'm going with the spider bite as the culprit.