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Suggest Treatment For Itching On Legs
Question: Hi doctor,
from the past few days my legs and hands are itching and forming red mosquito bite like bumps. They look like hives.what could be the possible cause and please advice me how could I treat it.
from the past few days my legs and hands are itching and forming red mosquito bite like bumps. They look like hives.what could be the possible cause and please advice me how could I treat it.
Brief Answer:
Useful and practical tips for treating your allergic reaction.
Detailed Answer:
Hi!
It seems that you are having a possible allergic reaction. You might be right about the hives. I suggest you take a good anti histaminic like levocetrizine. This will stop the problem. However, remember that when you scratch the skin bumps, do not use your fingernails, instead rub the itch away with the tips of your fingers. This is to prevent the skin from getting bruised, which can lead to bacterial infections that will escalate the case and make for antibiotic therapy both locally applied and oral. I will ask you if you have taken any new drug in the recent past. I will request that you recall if you are allergic to certain foods, pollen, fur and the like and to keep away from such things. It is better to prevent an allergic reaction than to have to treat it. I hope you will agree. For further medical needs feel free to write to me.
Thanks for asking,
Dr. Neel Kudchadkar
Useful and practical tips for treating your allergic reaction.
Detailed Answer:
Hi!
It seems that you are having a possible allergic reaction. You might be right about the hives. I suggest you take a good anti histaminic like levocetrizine. This will stop the problem. However, remember that when you scratch the skin bumps, do not use your fingernails, instead rub the itch away with the tips of your fingers. This is to prevent the skin from getting bruised, which can lead to bacterial infections that will escalate the case and make for antibiotic therapy both locally applied and oral. I will ask you if you have taken any new drug in the recent past. I will request that you recall if you are allergic to certain foods, pollen, fur and the like and to keep away from such things. It is better to prevent an allergic reaction than to have to treat it. I hope you will agree. For further medical needs feel free to write to me.
Thanks for asking,
Dr. Neel Kudchadkar
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