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Suggest Treatment For Swelling In The Legs

I have a bug problem in my home, i know i have red ants,red spider and a beetle, dust mites. Ive had 3 different pest control spray. I found a beetle and it looks like kissing beetle. Ive had a bad skin re action and now my legs are swelling ,red feels like im being bit my dr told me there was nothing he could do, Dermatology said it was stress, neither took blood i think its the bugs bit i spray pesticide every other day cant get rid of bugs. Had carpert replaced the bug came back. Im worried about my health. I looked on the web and the beetle looks like the kissing beetle. What should i do
posted on Fri, 18 Aug 2017
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

As per your case history of swelling on legs with insect bite. My treatment advice is -

1. Apply ice on affected skin twice daily.
2. Take a NSAID like ibuprofen for 5-7 days.
3. Other treatment options are oral and topical steroid given only after consulting a dermatologist.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
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Suggest Treatment For Swelling In The Legs

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. As per your case history of swelling on legs with insect bite. My treatment advice is - 1. Apply ice on affected skin twice daily. 2. Take a NSAID like ibuprofen for 5-7 days. 3. Other treatment options are oral and topical steroid given only after consulting a dermatologist. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.