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Bitten By An Insect, Area Raised, Hot, Painful. No Improvement With Benadryl, Hydrocortisone Cream. Can Use Prednisone?
My daughter thinks she was bit by a mosquito last night but it looks more like a spider bite. There is a definite raised area where the bite occurred. The area around the bite has grown to almost a baseball circumference and is red, hot and painful. I have given her 50 mg Benadryl PO and used Hydrocortisone cream to the site without any signs of improvement. I have oral prednisolone here at home and am wondering if I should use it. We can not get into our pediatrician until after 3pm tomorrow. Also considering urgent care tonight yet. There is no red streaking up or down the leg.
Hi Thanks for your query I can feel your concern yes you can use this medication and along with that take other antiallergic for the quick relive apply ice over the bitten site.
Have a proper clinical examination Hope it helps Regards Dr imran
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Bitten By An Insect, Area Raised, Hot, Painful. No Improvement With Benadryl, Hydrocortisone Cream. Can Use Prednisone?
Hi Thanks for your query I can feel your concern yes you can use this medication and along with that take other antiallergic for the quick relive apply ice over the bitten site. Have a proper clinical examination Hope it helps Regards Dr imran