Red Spot, Itching In The Area After Taking Steroid Injections. Suggestions?
I am currently taking steroid injections once a week. After the second injection about 48hrs later I got a red spot by the injection area. It is hard to the touch and is red and ichy. It s been 8 days since that injection. Also the injection was only into fat tissue . I just started taking antibiotics just because im paranoid
Hi.the red and itchy at the injection site can be thrombophleebitis .use hot compressors and apply thrombophobe ointment for better result
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Red Spot, Itching In The Area After Taking Steroid Injections. Suggestions?
Hi.the red and itchy at the injection site can be thrombophleebitis .use hot compressors and apply thrombophobe ointment for better result