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Without impact, you're probably right about it being an insect bite. While these often cause an allergic reaction, they also cause more typical swelling due to the various toxins in the insect's sting or even their saliva. If welts, blotches, hives appear in more areas than just the bite, or if there's any problems breathing, itching on other parts of the body not near the bite, etc. those are an allergic reaction. If these appear over a matter of a minute or 3, or if ANY problems with breathing occur, then call 911. For most lesser allergic reactions (no breathing problems -- reactions appear over an hour or so), you can get some diphenhydramine at the pharmacist, and administer as per the directions on the box. However, I digress, as this doesn't sound like an allergy. If the bump remains pink/red, just icepack it, 10 minutes on and 10 minutes off until this becomes uncomfortable. If you catch the bite within 10 minutes or less of the insect sting, you can also opt to hotpack it for 10 minutes, which may reduce the overall effect. When hotpacking, be careful never to burn or scald the patient.

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