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Swelling and pain from insect bite
I got bit by some insect on my hand while driving yesterday, I could not see what insect it was . It felt like the area I got bit was burning or got struck by fire . The area of bite got deep red and the area around it swell. I have used Ice , soap and water in the past 14 hours .
This morning I woke up , it was still swollen, red and is paining.
Please do help.
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It's bacterial infection..it will improve with medicine... for detailed medicine prescription do online consultation
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A steroid-antibiotic combination cream will help.Oral antihistamine will also work
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Pic is not clear. Please send photos using online consult option for proper treatment
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Specific treatment available for complete cure
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Kindly do direct online consultations for detailed information
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Dr. Yashwant Singh
Dermatologist
31 yrs exp
Ghaziabad
It’s infected to clean with alcohol swab apply betadine take antihistamine tab use some cream left ke fuscidex
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Dr. Arpita
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9 yrs exp
Ahmedabad
No need to worry.specific treatment is available.it depends on severity of the disease . Complete medical history is required..
Pls do online consultation with Dermatologist for detailed prescription & guidance.
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