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What Causes Swelling And Redness Around The IV Infusion Site On Hand?
My wife s hand is swollen and has a redish half dollar size mound on it.this happened the day after we injected h into a vien near her thumb.we have been useing Advil and ice.the swelling has gone down some.but it is very painfull.we don t want to go to the emergency room because once they know the cause the treat you like scum.we are good people and have been self medicating.can or should I lance it with the proper precautions?
Tue, 19 Apr 2016
Hello Sir. Thanks for writing here.
I'm suspecting an infection which spreads through contaminated needles. You can go for a 5 day course of amoxcillin and use local anaesthesia like lignocain to get relief from pain. Don't worry about the condition, it would get better with these medications.
Regards
Dr Gunjan
I'm suspecting an infection which spreads through contaminated needles. You can go for a 5 day course of amoxcillin and use local anaesthesia like lignocain to get relief from pain. Don't worry about the condition, it would get better with these medications.
Regards
Dr Gunjan
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