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What Causes Itchy Boils Around The Insect Bite?

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Posted on Thu, 2 Feb 2017
Question: My Son (2.10 years) had a insect bite under is fore foot on 25th Dec. That area had become hard and there was small boils around. He only complained about scratching. Now the hard skin & the boils have gone, but he still complain of scratching mostly when he is sleeping.
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Answered by Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney (32 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Antihistaminic syrup & calamine lotion

Detailed Answer:
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Thanks for being at healthcaremagic
If I was your treating doctor I would recommend you to give him antihistaminic like syrup cetrizine 1 mg perkg body weight per day for 10-14 days.
Also apply calamine lotion on the affected area twice daily for 10-14 days.
This should resolve your problem.
Regards
Dr Asmeet
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What Causes Itchy Boils Around The Insect Bite?

Brief Answer: Antihistaminic syrup & calamine lotion Detailed Answer: Hi Thanks for being at healthcaremagic If I was your treating doctor I would recommend you to give him antihistaminic like syrup cetrizine 1 mg perkg body weight per day for 10-14 days. Also apply calamine lotion on the affected area twice daily for 10-14 days. This should resolve your problem. Regards Dr Asmeet