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Large Bump On Inside Of Wrist, Painful, Bruised, Swollen. No Bite Marks. What Could Be This?
Hi! I woke up this morning and I have a large bump on the inside of my wrist. It's hard and painful and it's bruised blue and red around the bump. No bite marks though. It's a bit swollen too, the wrist I mean. I don't know what could've caused this. I didn't run into anything, it wasn't there last night and it doesn't look like a bug bite.
Fri, 21 Jun 2013
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Looks like you have developed a lesion of Vector dermatitis, also known as Paederus dermatitis.
Paederus dermatitis is a peculiar, irritant contact dermatitis characterized by a sudden onset of red lesions on exposed areas of the body.
The disease is provoked by an insect belonging to the genus Paederus.
You need to apply an antibiotic/steroid combination cream over the lesion twice a day.
Take oral antihistamine once a day to decrease the swelling
Do not use any moisturizer till the time the lesion heals
Hope it helps
Wishing you speedy recovery
Dr Geetika Paul
Welcome to Healthcare Magic Forum
Looks like you have developed a lesion of Vector dermatitis, also known as Paederus dermatitis.
Paederus dermatitis is a peculiar, irritant contact dermatitis characterized by a sudden onset of red lesions on exposed areas of the body.
The disease is provoked by an insect belonging to the genus Paederus.
You need to apply an antibiotic/steroid combination cream over the lesion twice a day.
Take oral antihistamine once a day to decrease the swelling
Do not use any moisturizer till the time the lesion heals
Hope it helps
Wishing you speedy recovery
Dr Geetika Paul
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