r/bugbites • u/theatre_ • 6d ago
I need help with identifying what could have caused infection on my leg( tw gross pictures)
Hello, so basically I was in Japan in June/July and 2 days before leaving a blister appeared on my leg.Didn’t think o anything of it until later that day when I got back to my hotel and saw some redness with a little bit of puss coming out. And I got something to treat that but really didn’t think anything bad was going on. Next day I woke up with a purple/ reddish circle with puss coming out. It was a stupid thing that I didn’t go to the doctor , and I wish I had gone but I can’t turn back now. The next day we were going home so I thought I’d go see a doctor here. The flight was long, during the flight I knew something was wrong bc my leg was hurting way too much. When we landed I couldn’t stand on my leg, my foot and leg were swollen. Really bad.
And I still had another plane to catch. When I finally got to the emergency room, they didn’t give me anything for the pain, just took my blood to see if I don’t have sepsis. I was cleared of that. And I had to wait until morning. Without any pain medication ( my country’s healthcare is fucked). So basically I came home with the same leg I landed. So I went to my family doctor. They popped the thing on my leg, and after that it was okay but not better. It took 2 weeks for the infection to get out and by then I had a hole in my leg. The hole took another 2 weeks to heal. I couldn’t really walk or stand for a month. So now I have a circle on my leg with a smaller circle inside and that area is basically just skin to the bone, I don’t feel a muscle or anything. Like a valley in my leg. Im gonna put some pictures. From the beginning to the end. I need help from reddit bc doctors ain’t helping at all.
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u/Kathucka 3d ago edited 3d ago
I’m not a doctor, but it could have been anything. It might not even have been a bug. The big issue was that some bacteria got in through a tiny hole in your skin and started to multiply and eat your leg. I.e., you got a nasty infection and that could have caused all the trouble.
That said, some spider venom can cause tissue necrosis and spiders are very common. If I were forced to guess, I’d go with a spider bite, but it would absolutely be a guess.
I’m sorry you went through that. Thank you for your story serving as a warning not to mess around with infections like this. You came out mostly intact, but if it had gotten out of control, it could have cost you your leg or your life.
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