“Bullseye-like rash on wrist, no known tick bite, 4 days after COVID shot?”
I have a bullseye-like rash on my wrist, a pink ring with white in the middle and spot of pink with something that looks a tiny bit flaky in the center. It doesn't itch.
I noticed the rash at night and at first I thought it was colorless, but I don't know if it was actually colorless or it just looked like that in the yellow light. The next morning, in daylight, it was a pink ring. It has been 8 days since I first saw it. During that time it has remained almost exactly the same except 3 days ago it began to look less defined, now that looking less defined seems to mean it's getting bigger. It looks longer and the center spot looks bigger.
I'm not suffering from any symptoms that aren't normal for me, some headaches and aches and nasal stuff that aren't odd. I might have an abnormal amount of blemishes all over. I may be itchier than normal all over and every sensation may seem more intense. Maybe that's my nerves or imagination. I don't know, but I'm adding it in case it means anything. I've now got some dry, sore place on my upper lip that I don't know why it's there. Maybe I did something to it. I don't know.
I had gotten my first dose of the COVID vaccine 4 days prior to noticing the rash. It is on the wrist of the arm where I got the COVID shot.
I first thought I might have ringworm because I had been commenting I was afraid I might get it because water from the street had soaked into my shoes more than once recently.
I can't remember ever having a tick there.
I have eczema and seborrheic dermatitis. The eczema has been under control for some time, though the other hasn't. I may have developed two new little eczema bumps on my other hand. This is not odd. Sometimes that happens if I use too much of the wrong soap, which could well be happening lately.
I don't have much money and I'm scared to risk exposure to COVID unnecessarily by going to the doctor if this isn't bad, but I can't imagine what it is, and I don't know want to be reckless if it's serious or it would mean it isn't safe for me to get the second shot.
I noticed the rash at night and at first I thought it was colorless, but I don't know if it was actually colorless or it just looked like that in the yellow light. The next morning, in daylight, it was a pink ring. It has been 8 days since I first saw it. During that time it has remained almost exactly the same except 3 days ago it began to look less defined, now that looking less defined seems to mean it's getting bigger. It looks longer and the center spot looks bigger.
I'm not suffering from any symptoms that aren't normal for me, some headaches and aches and nasal stuff that aren't odd. I might have an abnormal amount of blemishes all over. I may be itchier than normal all over and every sensation may seem more intense. Maybe that's my nerves or imagination. I don't know, but I'm adding it in case it means anything. I've now got some dry, sore place on my upper lip that I don't know why it's there. Maybe I did something to it. I don't know.
I had gotten my first dose of the COVID vaccine 4 days prior to noticing the rash. It is on the wrist of the arm where I got the COVID shot.
I first thought I might have ringworm because I had been commenting I was afraid I might get it because water from the street had soaked into my shoes more than once recently.
I can't remember ever having a tick there.
I have eczema and seborrheic dermatitis. The eczema has been under control for some time, though the other hasn't. I may have developed two new little eczema bumps on my other hand. This is not odd. Sometimes that happens if I use too much of the wrong soap, which could well be happening lately.
I don't have much money and I'm scared to risk exposure to COVID unnecessarily by going to the doctor if this isn't bad, but I can't imagine what it is, and I don't know want to be reckless if it's serious or it would mean it isn't safe for me to get the second shot.
Female | 37 years old
Complaint duration: 8 days
Medications: none
1 Answer
InfectiousDiseaseSpecialistInfectiousDiseaseSpecialist
Thanks for your question! This is a true bullseye rash, which is not due to the vaccine. Tick bites, eczema, and other causes are possible. Please see your doctor or a dermatologist for further delineation.
