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Suggest Treatment For Infected Mosquito Bite
I had what I though was a mosquito bite and I was scratching it....now it oozes watery like substance and gets yellow crust on it...Ive put peroxide on it and anti bacterial ointment on it....I even tried steroid cream I use for my eczema....nothing is helping and it s not going away and still itches a lot...it looks like it left hole in my skin
Mon, 24 Nov 2014
Hi
You seem to have developed vector dermatitis which is basically an allergic reaction to insect bite .
Application of topical steroid creams is required in most cases to bring down the skin allergy .
Oral antihistamines may be required.
In severe cases ,oral steroids have to be given along.
Dr Geetika Paul
You seem to have developed vector dermatitis which is basically an allergic reaction to insect bite .
Application of topical steroid creams is required in most cases to bring down the skin allergy .
Oral antihistamines may be required.
In severe cases ,oral steroids have to be given along.
Dr Geetika Paul
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