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Horsefly Bite Swelling And Hot

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Dr. Ronald Schubert MD

My husband was bitten by a horsefly and his hand has swelled up quite a bit and is reddish purplez He has dificulty bending his fingers. He took a Benadryl capsule and rubbed Benadryl cream in... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ronald Schubert ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Krunal Karade MD

I was biiten by a horsefly 2 weeks ago . I sawthe fly lad on my leg so I know it was not a tick. I ... extreme fatigue . No itching . no swollen area Can the fatigue be related to a bite? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Krunal Karade ( ENT Specialist)
Dr. Ivo Ditah MD

couple of weeks ago I had a horse fly bite which I was prescribed antihistamines for it kind of cleared up, due to it still being there slightly Ive now started taking antibiotics. could the bite and... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ivo Ditah ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Sudhir Kumar MD

swollen and hot on Friday I went to the doctor , he thought it might have been a spider bite but he said you could see the bite holes if it were a spider. Today is Tuesday and my arm is... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sudhir Kumar ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr.  Rahul Kumar MD

I got a bug bite on my wrist yesterday when I was out walking. It started to itch and swell. The swelling has spread up my arm and down my hand and it is hot to the touch... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rahul Kumar ( Dermatologist)

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Dr. Arun MD

I recently (not 72hrs ago) received a horsefly bite on my ankle - and as of approx 24hrs ago, there is pain in the ankle and now swelling around the ankle. The bite does not appear... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Arun ( Infectious Diseases Specialist)
Dr. Milankumar Dharsandia MD

yesderday i was bite by a horsefly on my foot, just beneath thebig toe. today my foot is very sore, swollen and i have purpleish blisters. it seems to be also now on my hAND AND OTHER FOOT.... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Milankumar Dharsandia ( Infectious Diseases Specialist)
Dr.  Ralf Von Seckendorff MD

swellings and its red, itchy and sore and also very hot. the reaction has been getting larger and more painful and irritating throughout the day. do you agree it would be a... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ralf Von Seckendorff ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Harshita MD

I WAS BIT BY A HORSEFLY ON SATURDAY ON THE OUTSIDE OF MY THIGH AND SINCE IT HAS SWOLLEN TURNED RED, MY SKIN IN THAT AREA IS WARM AND SOMETIMES HOT AND ITCHES LIKE CRAZY.. THE MUSCLE UNDER... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Harshita ( Ophthalmologist)
Dr. Sujeet N Charugulla MD

I got bit by a horsefly 2 days ago on the top of my foot. yesterday my foot was swollen and a red raised bump where the bite was. today my foot is less swollen and the bite area is a... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sujeet N Charugulla ( Internal Medicine Specialist)