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Suggest Treatment For Swollen Redness On Leg After Removing A Tick

Hi, I removed a tick from my leg roughly an hour ago that was extremely swollen and practically burst when I grasped him with the tweezers. Unfortunately, I botched the job and didn t remove the head with the tweezer, and used a sterilized needle to extract the remainder of the bug s head. I experienced severe leg pain yesterday, and now I know why. The area around the bite is swollen and inflamed for roughly 4-5 cm in diameter around the bite, which is about 4 inches above my ankle; the area in between is swollen.
Fri, 29 May 2015
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Hi,
It seems that there might be having localized allergic reaction to tick bite.
Due to trying removing of tick with tweezer and needle there might be having some bacterial infection.
clean local part with antiseptic lotion and apply triple action cream.
Take cetrizine or Benadryl for 1-2 days.
If infection is more then you might require one course of antibiotic.
Ok and take care.
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Suggest Treatment For Swollen Redness On Leg After Removing A Tick

Hi, It seems that there might be having localized allergic reaction to tick bite. Due to trying removing of tick with tweezer and needle there might be having some bacterial infection. clean local part with antiseptic lotion and apply triple action cream. Take cetrizine or Benadryl for 1-2 days. If infection is more then you might require one course of antibiotic. Ok and take care.