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Have Large Bites, Swelling, Painful, Blisters, Yellow Liquid. Treatment?
I have three large bites which I have aquired in Germany, I assume they are horse fly bites although unsure, I was bitten two days ago, yesterday they swelled and were rather painful, today the bites have blistered into big bulging bubbles filled with a yellow liquid. The question I would like to ask is, how should I treat these bites, would popping the blisters be a bad move or not?
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Sat, 11 May 2013
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Mon, 13 May 2013
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Hi, you are having bullous insect toxic dermatitis. Take a short course of steroid in tappering dose. Take antibiotics. Take anti inflammatory drugs.. If you have itching, take anti histaminics.Take rest for few days... Take precautions to prevent insects bitecagain. Avoid soap bath, you take dettol bath.. All the treatment should be taken under observation of dermatologist.. Ok
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