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I Was Bitten By An Insect At Cohoes, NY And

Posted on Sat, 6 Jul 2019

Question: I was bitten by an insect at Cohoes, NY and now have tightness in my jaw. Had a bad allergic reaction but swelling has gone down at bite site. Feeling a bit achey too.

Answered by Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney (38 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Topical steroid antibiotic cream, antihistaminic, oral steroid

Detailed Answer:
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I would recommend you to apply topical steroid and antibiotic like Neosporin ointment and Cortisone cream on the affected areas twice daily and take antihistaminic like tablet Chlorpheniramine maleate 4 mg twice daily for 5-7 days.

In case the reaction is severe take a short course of oral steroids like tablet Prednisone 20mg once daily for 5 days.

Steroidal preparations are prescription based drugs and you need to see the doctor in person to get them.

Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards
Dr Asmeet

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee

Follow up: Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney (1 hour later)

I am concerned about West Nile virus. Glands in front of jaw are swollen.

Answered by Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney (18 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Glands could be swollen due to inflammatory response

Detailed Answer:
Glands could be swollen because of the inflammatory response to the bite.
West nile fever is usually asymptomatic or presents with fever, headache, vomiting and rash in some individuals.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj