Suggest Treatment For Red And Swollen Spot On Arm

Posted on Sat, 13 Jun 2015

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Question : My daughter has a spot on her arm that is red and swollen. I have given her benadryl but it is getting larger

Picture of spot

Answered by Dr. Ralf Von Seckendorff (23 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Hydrocortisone cream potentially more effective

Detailed Answer:
Dear patient,

if benadryl doesn't help, some hydrocortisone cream might be more effective. This looks like an allergic reaction to an insect bite. Another possibility might be erythema migrans from tick bite, but that is less likely since then mostly a tick should still be in there since ticks usually don't fall off that easy. So i suggest trying a cortisone cream next.

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