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What Causes Swelling Of Arm With Burning Sensation?

my fiance had surgery two weeks ago to remove a piece of metal from his left thumb and they gave him an iv and a twilight and he said it had a burning sensation in his right arm. The next day his right are where the iv was swelled to double it size went to the ER and they put him on antibiotics thru an iv and admitted him for two days in the hospital till the swelling went down. so he had his stitches out this week and now they are saying he has to go to other doctor for additional blood work because of impurities in his blood - what does that mean no doctor has explained anything.... at the ER said that he had an infection from the iv??

Mon, 9 Feb 2015
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Hi,

Thank you for your query. I can understand your concerns.

It seems that your fiance developed acute thrombophlebitis (inflammation of vein) due to IV drug administration and consequent local and subsequent systemic infection most likely septicaemia (infection of blood).
Investigation which must have been advised is complete blood count & blood culture and sensitivity to find out the causative organism(s) and suitable antibiotic(s).






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Dr. T.K. Biswas M.D.
Mumbai
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What Causes Swelling Of Arm With Burning Sensation?

Hi, Thank you for your query. I can understand your concerns. It seems that your fiance developed acute thrombophlebitis (inflammation of vein) due to IV drug administration and consequent local and subsequent systemic infection most likely septicaemia (infection of blood). Investigation which must have been advised is complete blood count & blood culture and sensitivity to find out the causative organism(s) and suitable antibiotic(s). Regards Dr. T.K. Biswas M.D. Mumbai