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Having Pain, Rashes And Numbness In Feet. Numbness And Pain Started In Hand. What Could This Be?
Question: My son-law's feet are tingling, numb, with a rash and very painful. This has occured suddenly on the way home from a trip to Alaska. It began about 24 to 36 hours ago and is progressively becoming more painful. They were hunting for a period of 2 weeks. They ate fish. Now his hand is tingling and numb with pain. The man he went with is now starting to experience these symptoms. What could this be.
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Your son-in law is probably experiencing frost bite or an allergy to something that he ate or was exposed to during the trip.
Frost bite is a condition when the tissues are damaged due to exposure to extreme amounts of cold. Since a frost bite can permanently damage a lot of tissues, I would suggest that you take him to the ER so that a proper evaluation can be done immediately.
Also, give him Tablet Fexofenadine 180 mg 1 tablet once daily till then. This would take care of the allergic component , if any
Let me know if you have any more concerns
Regards
Thanks for writing in.
Your son-in law is probably experiencing frost bite or an allergy to something that he ate or was exposed to during the trip.
Frost bite is a condition when the tissues are damaged due to exposure to extreme amounts of cold. Since a frost bite can permanently damage a lot of tissues, I would suggest that you take him to the ER so that a proper evaluation can be done immediately.
Also, give him Tablet Fexofenadine 180 mg 1 tablet once daily till then. This would take care of the allergic component , if any
Let me know if you have any more concerns
Regards
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