Some Kind Of Bie On My Husband's Ankle. It Is

Posted on Tue, 21 May 2019

Question: some kind of bie on my husband's ankle. It is painful and the "bite" is raised, like a pimple. The area is slightly swollen and red.

Answered by Dr. Dr. (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
May be due to inflammatory response to the bite.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

I have gone through your query and here is my advice.

As per your history, it may be inflammatory response to the bite. Kindly upload a photo of the lesion so that I am better able to help.

For that I would suggest you to apply hydrocortisone ointment locally three times a day. For pain he can take tablet Tylenol 500 mg every 8 hourly and in case of itching, take tablet loratidine 10 mg once a day. These medications are available over the counter.

Alternately you can apply ice. Avoid lotrimine cream as it's effective against fungal infection.

Let me know I can assist you further...

Regards,
Dr Shyam Kale

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