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Can Bee Sting Cause Cough And Fever?
My 6 yr old daughter got stung the other night by wasp. I scraped the site and it appeared the stinger was not in there anymore. 2 days later her foot was still swollen causing pain and itching and also woke up around 3 am tonight with fever. Now she was outside playing yesterday and also started with croupy sounding cough, could the fever be related to bee sting? I got stinger out last night and gave her Benadryl.
Fri, 5 Jun 2015
Hi...the allergic response of the body to the stinger is the reason for redness and swelling and fever at the bite site. Even th3e cough and croupy sounding cough could be related to the allergic response. This is quite common and occurs due the involvement of the larynx due to the allergic response.
The danger signs include -
1. Breathing difficulty
2. Continuous croupy sound while normal breathing
3. restlessness
4. High grade unremitting fever
5. Swollen face and body parts.
If these are there - rush to the emergency room. Otherwise Benadryl will do.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
The danger signs include -
1. Breathing difficulty
2. Continuous croupy sound while normal breathing
3. restlessness
4. High grade unremitting fever
5. Swollen face and body parts.
If these are there - rush to the emergency room. Otherwise Benadryl will do.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
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