Suggest Treatment For An Insect Bite On The Forearm

Posted on Sat, 22 Apr 2017

Medically reviewed by Ask A Doctor - 24x7 Medical Review Team

Sat, 22 Apr 2017 Answered on

Fri, 12 May 2017 Last reviewed on

Question : There is what looks like an insect bite, draining clear liquid and swollen hand and forearm.

Answered by Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Topical steroid antibiotic combination & antihistaminic

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for being at HealthcareMagic
You seem to have developed an inflammatory reaction to insect bite.
If I was your treating doctor I would recommend you to apply steroid antibiotic combination like mometasone cream and fusidic cream on the affected areas twice daily and take antihistaminic like tablet Cetrizine 10 mg twice daily for 5-7 days.
If the swelling doesn't reduce in 2 days you may require a short course of oral steroids like tablet prednisolone 20 mg once daily for 5 days.
These are prescription drugs and you need to see the doctor in person to get them.
Regards
Dr Asmeet

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Nagamani Ng