Suggest Treatment For Fever And Redness Around The Wound After Mosquito Bite

Posted on Tue, 10 Mar 2015

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Question : I have a 9 year old with a fever and red around a scratched mosquito bite, he has been having lots of water and honey, and tea tree ointment on the bite, if there anything else I can do?

Answered by Dr. Diptanshu Das (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Use paracetamol to bring down fever. Give tepid sponging. Some antiallergic

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.

Most often fever in children is caused due to certain viruses. But if you reside in a malaria endemic region, it might be preferrable to get the blood tested for malaria. The fever needs to be kept in control by the use of paracetamol or tepid sponging. Some antiallergic like levocetirizine may be given once daily for 3 or 4 days. Other than that, what you are doing is fine.

Unless the child grows lethargic, I would not worry. But in case things do not seem to be going fine, it might be reasonable to visit a doctor and get the child assessed.

Hope that helps.

Regards
Dr. Diptanshu Das

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