Is this a Brown Recluse Spider Bite of Something Else?

Question:

Okay Tuesday morning around 4am I took my dog out - I was still pretty much asleep and I felt a sensation on my stomach. Didn't really think much of it, thought it was a mosquito or something. I noticed when I got up to take a shower later that there was a very raised bump that was hard to the touch and was red all around. (about the size of a nickle) I still thought it was just a bite until today. The red area has expanded to about a quarter size and there is a blister in the center. Around the blister the skin is very hard.
Is this something that I need to seek medical attention for? Or could it be a different kind of bite that looks like that?
I appreciate your answers.

Answers:
whatever it is, it's some kind of bite that your body isn't reacting well to. I'd go see a doctor as soon as possible. If it isn't a brown recluse bite, at least you ruled out something bad. Better to be safe than sorry.

I can't tell if it is a brown recluse bite unless I can see what it looks like. But from the sound of it, it is possible it could be one. I wouldn't wait around to find out if it is one though. If your worried about it just see a doctor. It is a lot safer to get it checked then to wait for symptoms to get worse. Brown recluse bites are tissue damaging so don't wait until you need a skin graph to get it checked.

I don't think it is a brown recluse bite, I saw one on a friend before, and it makes your skin turn brown/black around it. It eats at the flesh. Yours sounds like another type of insect bite, and if it didn't get better I would get it checked out.

Is this a Brown Recluse Spider Bite of Something Else?

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