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Suggest Treatment For Injury Due To Boiling Water Spilling On Arm

I am diabetic type 2 I take medicine and 30 insulin at night. I just got a pan of boiling water over the entire arm. I put therazene on it and I am cooling it down. I am trembling all over. Have I done all I need to do? Sorry I did not see there was a fee.
Mon, 14 Jul 2014
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hi 
Welcome to Healthcare Magic Forum 

You seem to have developed superficial skin burns. 
I would advise you to keep the area clean and dry. Use an antiseptic solution or lukewarm water to clean the area twice a day 
Apply an antibiotic cream like mupirocin gel, as this will decrease the chances of superadded infection as any kind of infection over the affected area will lead to increased chances of scarring and pigmentation. 
Also use a sunscreen regularly before going out in the sun.
Take oral antihistamines like levocetrizine once a day to reduce the redness and irritation 
You can additionally take oral vitamin C supplementation in order to speed up the healing process. 
The burn will heal in a span of 5-7 days if proper care is taken, after that, if any pigmentation persists, then you can apply a mild lightening agent containing kojic acid over the lesion till the skin color returns back to normal .

Hope it helps 
Dr Geetika Paul

MD( Dermatology)
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Suggest Treatment For Injury Due To Boiling Water Spilling On Arm

hi  Welcome to Healthcare Magic Forum  You seem to have developed superficial skin burns.  I would advise you to keep the area clean and dry. Use an antiseptic solution or lukewarm water to clean the area twice a day  Apply an antibiotic cream like mupirocin gel, as this will decrease the chances of superadded infection as any kind of infection over the affected area will lead to increased chances of scarring and pigmentation.  Also use a sunscreen regularly before going out in the sun. Take oral antihistamines like levocetrizine once a day to reduce the redness and irritation  You can additionally take oral vitamin C supplementation in order to speed up the healing process.  The burn will heal in a span of 5-7 days if proper care is taken, after that, if any pigmentation persists, then you can apply a mild lightening agent containing kojic acid over the lesion till the skin color returns back to normal . Hope it helps  Dr Geetika Paul MD( Dermatology)