About a month or so ago, I got what I believed was a bug bite (I play outfield in softball) on my ankle. Of course, I scratched it. However, the itching became worse, and I developed small pustules (in one small spot), my ankle became swollen and a large portion of the area was red (never went beyond a few inches from the initial site). It was tender to walk when I first got up in the morning (that was the worst), and when I'd get up from a chair, it was tender at first but it lessened the more I was on my feet. The entire issue finally subsided after maybe a week. Now, I have developed the same thing. These two instances are the first time in my life that I've ever had this happen from what I assume was just a bug bite. I put Caladryl on it last night, but that didn't help. I am going to take allergy medicine to control the itching. Any idea what this could really be? As I said, I assumed it might have just been a bug bite, but why the swelling, tenderness, redness and pustules?
I'm 37, no health problems, no pregnancies, use birth control, and only developed allergies about 10 years ago (to hay, even just being inside a barn with hay messes with me, and being around when grass is being cut).