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Suggest Treatment For Swelling Due To Bee Stung
My 12-year-old daughter was stung by a Bee yesterday. The swelling is getting worse today. She has been stung more than a dozen times in the past and seems to be increasingly more reactive to the venom each time she is stung. She is taking 50 milligrams of Benadryl now every six hours - is there anything else she can be doing besides icing, raising it, and Benadryl? She has a soccer tournament this weekend and is so upset at the thought of not playing. Thank you!
Mon, 1 Sep 2014
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Looks like your daughter 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 like levocetrizine once a day to decrease the swelling.
Do not use any moisturizer or oils till the time the lesion heals .
If the lesions continue to increase inspite of the above treatment, then you might have to see a dermatologist as in severe cases, short term courses of oral antibiotics or oral steroids may be required.
Hope it helps
Wishing you speedy recovery
Dr Geetika Paul
Welcome to Healthcare Magic Forum
Looks like your daughter 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 like levocetrizine once a day to decrease the swelling.
Do not use any moisturizer or oils till the time the lesion heals .
If the lesions continue to increase inspite of the above treatment, then you might have to see a dermatologist as in severe cases, short term courses of oral antibiotics or oral steroids may be required.
Hope it helps
Wishing you speedy recovery
Dr Geetika Paul
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