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Suggest Treatment For Severe Anaphylaxis In A Child

My daughter, 11 yr old, had a severe anaphylaxis attack post an ant (what we call as wood-ant in our local parlance) bite on Sunday night, which had led to complete distortion of her face and ears associated with throat itching, coughing , nausea, headache, voice change etc. She was taken to the hospital and was given 2 shots at an interval. She has almost recovered but still having headache, sore throat, extreme weakness an trauma. If you know of any anaphylaxis specialized dr in India (preferably Kol), pls let us know. Pls help with your advice as well for future steps to be taken. Earlier also she had attacks which were not as severe as this.
Thu, 14 Feb 2019
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Hello,

An allergist would be the appropriate type of doctor to evaluate why she is still having problems.

For the future, she should have an Epi-Pen (epinephrine loaded syringe for injection) on her at all times so that as soon as she notices that she has been bitten by an ant or starts to have symptoms (if she does not know she was bitten by an ant), she can inject the epinephrine immediately into her thigh.

These "pens" are made specifically for people to be able to administer themselves with minimal instruction.

After taking the epinephrine, she would then tell someone so that they can take her immediately to the hospital.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Take care

Regards,
Dr Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh, General & Family Physician
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Suggest Treatment For Severe Anaphylaxis In A Child

Hello, An allergist would be the appropriate type of doctor to evaluate why she is still having problems. For the future, she should have an Epi-Pen (epinephrine loaded syringe for injection) on her at all times so that as soon as she notices that she has been bitten by an ant or starts to have symptoms (if she does not know she was bitten by an ant), she can inject the epinephrine immediately into her thigh. These pens are made specifically for people to be able to administer themselves with minimal instruction. After taking the epinephrine, she would then tell someone so that they can take her immediately to the hospital. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Regards, Dr Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh, General & Family Physician