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Suggest Treatment For Bruising And Inflammation On Foot After A Wasp Bite

I think I got stung by a wasp on the bottom of my foot because I was trying to kill several nests. The site was sore right away. Within about 10 my throat started itching so I took some liquid allergy medicine. That helped. Now the site is bruised and I have some redness on the side of foot.
posted on Fri, 11 Jul 2014
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Hello,
Thank you for posting on HCM.
Insect bites are usually pretty easy to treat unless secondary infection sets in.
I would suggest you consult a dermatologist, who would suggest you short course of oral antibiotics and analgesics. Oral corticosteroids may be added as required. Apply a cream containing mupirocin for 3 days followed by a cream containing halobetasol and fusidic acid twice a day over affected areas for atleast 5 days. Take antihistaminics for itching as required.
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Suggest Treatment For Bruising And Inflammation On Foot After A Wasp Bite

Hello, Thank you for posting on HCM. Insect bites are usually pretty easy to treat unless secondary infection sets in. I would suggest you consult a dermatologist, who would suggest you short course of oral antibiotics and analgesics. Oral corticosteroids may be added as required. Apply a cream containing mupirocin for 3 days followed by a cream containing halobetasol and fusidic acid twice a day over affected areas for atleast 5 days. Take antihistaminics for itching as required. Hope your queries are resolved and wish you best of health. Kindly spare some time to rate my answer and drop your valuable review at the following link: http://doctor.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-hardik-pitroda/67169 If you require any further assistance in future, you can reach me directly through the above mentioned link. Thank you Dr Hardik Pitroda