Ugh; I have a small bullseye place on my leg that I've been watching and treating at home. Didn't consider Lyme. I feel okay though. Does anything else cause the same type of skin patch?
"Does anything else cause the same type of skin patch?"
Ringworm? (It's actually a fungal infection).
OK, m'dear. This could be very serious and not just Lyme. I was bitten by a young Brown Recluse. It developed a bullseye pattern that expanded with a new ring every day for a week. I almost lost my leg to that one. (My mother was bitten ten years later and it looked more like that traditional Recluse bite.) My daughter almost died from Lyme disease back in 2000. Is it smooth or rough to the touch? (Ring worm isn't dangerous, and you can treat that easily with antifungal cream.)
Don't know about other causes--you should have it checked, though.
Lacey,
Get your a$$ to a doctor fast. A bulls-eye rash means you have lyme disease and you have to get it treated before the bacteria disseminates into your central nervous system and deep tissue. You should demand a minimum of four weeks of antibiotics - six is better - as there are tons of treatment failures when people get less than a month of abx. Believe me, you do not want to let this go even another day. I'm one of those unfortunate people who didn't get diagnosed right away - they didn't recognize what the bulls-eye rash was back then - and it has effectively destroyed my life. It invaded my central nervous system and the consequences have been dire. Call your doctor now. Also, take high quality photos of the rash so you have proof of infection later if your insurance company gives you a hard time should, God forbid, you have any complications. And, btw, lyme rashes can sometimes be mistaken for ringworm rashes as they do have some features in common. The way to be sure is to actually culture the rash if there's any doubt. I can't tell you how many people I know who were told by doctors that they had ringworm and it turned out to be lyme.