Lyme disease rash or not?

I was bite by something in the face. I called my clinic and she told me it sounds like a tick bite and I'm at risk for lyme disease. When I look at photos of lyme disease rashes on line they’re all big rashes, mine is no more massive then a nickel and I don't have the usual ring around it.

So are lyme disease rash always really large with a ring of sometimes they stay small?

Thanks,

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Answer:
In the early phase of the illness, within days to weeks of the tick bite, the skin around the bite develops an expanding ring of unraised redness. There might be an outer ring of brighter redness and a central area of clearing, leading to a “bull's-eye” appearance. This classic initial rash is called “erythema migrans” (formerly called erythema chronicum migrans). Patients often can't recall the tick bite (the ticks can be as small as the periods in this paragraph). Also, they might not have the identifying rash to signal the physician. More than one in four patients never get a rash. The redness of the skin is often accompanied by generalized fatigue, muscle and joint stiffness, swollen lymph nodes (”swollen glands”), and headache resembling symptoms of a virus infection.

Do more than call your clinic. Go in and get checked. : )

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Answer:
Yes, Lyme rashes can be small. They can be all different shaps and sizes.

Good sources of info about Lyme disease:
http://www.lymedisease.org
http://www.ilads.org
http://www.canlyme.com
http://www.lymenet.org
http://www.lymeinfo.net
http://www.lymediseaseassociation.org
http://www.lymedoctor.com