Does Taking Benadryl Reduce Itch With Inflammation?

Posted on Tue, 6 Oct 2020

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Question : Hello,

This question is for my mother. 2 days ago her neck was starting to itch with some inflammation and shes been taking benadryl but there%E2%80%99sstill swelling

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (19 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Kindly upload Images

Detailed Answer:
Hello ,

It could be an arthropod bite or it could be be an eczematous reaction. I request you to kindly upload a few Images of the affected area in "Reports Section" so that I am able to have a look and guide you accordingly.

Hope to assist you further once I get the Images

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar