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What Causes Red,blotchy,bumpy Rashes After Dog Bite?

My dog bit my arm last night. It was painful and left indentations but did not appear to pierce the skin except for a tiny amount of epidermis shed today. tonight there is bruising and a red, blotchy, slightly bumpy rash, that doesn't itch, around the area of the bite. Should I see a doctor about the rash? If so, what does the rash indicate?
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hello dear,

Thank you for your contact to health care magic.

I read and understand your concern.

I am Dr Arun Tank answering your concern.

Such a bite mark will never cause any problem.

But you should be worried for the two things.

First is the infection that occurs because of the bite mark. For bite marks I advice you to do regular cleaning and dressing. Antibiotics and analgesics can be useful to prevent infections.

Second is rabies. Rabies can be observed by the condition of the dogs. If the dog remains healthy for 10 days you can be free from the rabies.

In other case you can take the rabies vaccination as scheduled. There is no harm in taking it and you can be protected from the rabies.

I will be happy to answer your further concern on bit.ly/DrArun.

Thank you,
Dr Arun Tank
Infectious diseases specialist,
HCM.
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What Causes Red,blotchy,bumpy Rashes After Dog Bite?

Hello dear, Thank you for your contact to health care magic. I read and understand your concern. I am Dr Arun Tank answering your concern. Such a bite mark will never cause any problem. But you should be worried for the two things. First is the infection that occurs because of the bite mark. For bite marks I advice you to do regular cleaning and dressing. Antibiotics and analgesics can be useful to prevent infections. Second is rabies. Rabies can be observed by the condition of the dogs. If the dog remains healthy for 10 days you can be free from the rabies. In other case you can take the rabies vaccination as scheduled. There is no harm in taking it and you can be protected from the rabies. I will be happy to answer your further concern on bit.ly/DrArun. Thank you, Dr Arun Tank Infectious diseases specialist, HCM.