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Suggest Treatment For Swollen And Itchy Bug Bites In A Child
my 3 year old daughter comes home from her fathers with bug bites, but they are very swollen where the bites are are have very large redness around them,could this be a allergic reaction? also they are warm an she says they hurt an itch. an they stay for weeks! please help
Thu, 11 Jun 2015
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Bugbite can cause dermatitis a form of allergic dermatitis.Application of ointment containing mild steroid and oral antiallergic syrup containing cetrizine will help.
The lesion usually get subsided within 3-4 days.Avoid scratching as this may cause secondary infection.
Regards
Bugbite can cause dermatitis a form of allergic dermatitis.Application of ointment containing mild steroid and oral antiallergic syrup containing cetrizine will help.
The lesion usually get subsided within 3-4 days.Avoid scratching as this may cause secondary infection.
Regards
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