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Suggest Treatment For Itching And Hurting At Wasp Sting Site
I was stung by a wasp 9 days ago. Had swelling, pain, and took Benadryl. Didn t look like there was a stinger and my husband found a nest of wasps where I had been. Felt better the next day. Now this am , 9 days later I woke up and the site hurts, itches a lot , skin appears irritated around the site. Sting site still feels like a small lump No fever, no drainage. Please advise
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Mon, 14 Jul 2014
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Wed, 4 Oct 2017
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hiii.welcome to our site.just apply antibiotic creams and calamine lotion over the area.if swelling is there,then use betamethasone ointment along with antibiotic creams.hope my answer helped you.
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