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Can Antibiotics Help In Healing A Big Red Bump On The Eyelid?

My daughter has a big red bump I her eyelid and we aren t sure if it is an insect bite or a bad infected pimple. How do we know what it is? We went to urgent care and they told her they didn t know what it wants and just gave her antibiotics. Please help
Thu, 19 May 2016
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An insect bite usually resolves in one or two days
If it's an infection it may take the antibiotics a few days to work
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Can Antibiotics Help In Healing A Big Red Bump On The Eyelid?

Hi An insect bite usually resolves in one or two days If it s an infection it may take the antibiotics a few days to work