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What Causes The Eye Of A 3 Year Old To Be Shut?

i have a 3 yr old that is a parently alergic to mosquitos. he has a bit on / around his eyelid / upper eye area. i have triedfor 2 days now to get the swelling down w/ benadryl, clear calamine lotion, & cold compress, & the swelling is still not going dwn. the eye is almost swollin shut. what else can i do till the dr office opens in the morn?
Mon, 7 Mar 2016
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Hi,
It seems that there might be having local allergic reaction to insect bite producing edema leading to shut.
Along with antihistamine Benadryl he might require oral antibiotic medicine as well to get improvement.
Continue applying ice pack.
Put eye drops containing antibiotic and steroid.
Ok and take care.
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What Causes The Eye Of A 3 Year Old To Be Shut?

Hi, It seems that there might be having local allergic reaction to insect bite producing edema leading to shut. Along with antihistamine Benadryl he might require oral antibiotic medicine as well to get improvement. Continue applying ice pack. Put eye drops containing antibiotic and steroid. Ok and take care.