Suggest Treatment For Swelling And Redness After Bee Bite

Posted on Fri, 27 Jun 2014

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Fri, 27 Jun 2014 Answered on

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Question : what do I do for a bee sting?
The person is a 12 year old male and he was stung on the hand with some swelling and redness and pain .

Answered by Dr. Krunal Karade (36 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Apply lignocaine gel & steroid ointment.

Detailed Answer:
Hi, thanks for the query.
Make sure stinger is removed . Apply lignocaine gel locally to relief pain , also antibiotic + steroid ointment to decrease inflammation . Use long acting Antihistaminic & antiinflammatory painkiller ibuprofen .
If any anaphylaxis reaction occur take to nearest hospital emergency immediately .
Hope I have answered your query. Take care , have a nice day.
Regards.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T