My 15 Year Old Son Middle Fingers Are Swollen ,

Posted on Tue, 17 Sep 2019

Question: My 15 year old son Middle fingers are swollen , itchy, warm, and painful. As well, He has itchy welts on his legs. His thumb is starting to swell as well. Could this be from big bite? He spent the night at a friend's house in an outdoor/indoor shed Shed Sunday, all symptoms started Sunday, and let me know when he returned from school today. Any ideal whY bite, oranG would cause this?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Ivan Romich (33 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
unusual symptoms

Detailed Answer:
Hi and welcome.
These are pretty unusual symptoms for such a young man.

At this point, he should rest, take ibuprofen 400mg twice daily after food, apply ice packs on swollen joints, and apply antihistaminic ointment on welts.
If there is associated fever then he should see an infectious disease specialist.

It is most commonly caused by bites or allergic reactions and in this case, it should subside within 2-3 days. If this worsens, then you should consider juvenile arthritis or autoimmune disease which necessitates work up by immunologist.

Let me know if I can assist you further.

Wishing good health.
Regards

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