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My daughter has a strange looking bite

2017-04-16 01:25:36
My daughter has a bite on her arm that was only what appeared yesterday as an mosquito bite...red area. Today it is larger and has a red ring around it, warm to the touch, sore, and feels hard around the tissue area..I have pics.
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It is a reaction of body to mosquito bite and followed by inflammation and probably mild infection I think u should use local anti bacterial cream and if necessary oral antibiotics
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Answered2017-04-16 03:14:40

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