MRSA Or Bug Bite Or Something Else? Very Itchy, On

Posted on Fri, 20 Dec 2019

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Question : MRSA or bug bite or something else?
very itchy, on side of left thigh.
scabbed, but I accidentally itched it off.

Answered by Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney (-5 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Bug bite, Antihistaminic & topical steroid antibiotic cream

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for being at Healtcaremagic
I have seen the attached photograph.
It is not MRSA infection.
It is a bug bite.
Don’t pick the scab.
Take an antihistaminic like tablet chlorpheniramine maleate 4 mg twice daily and apply topical antibiotic steroid on this area twice daily for 7-10 days.
This will heal it.
Regards
Dr Asmeet

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