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What Could Be The Numbness In Left Arm After Antibiotic Injection?

Hi ! I had an antibiotic injection(intramuscular) in my left upper arm, after 2 days of injection injection site is numb and I can t feel it, i massaged it couple of times but no use. it is now the 4thday of injection. I also took other injection (same antibiotic) in hip and in right arm, all are fine. no pain or numbness, just left arm is numb, I am worried, what should i do.

posted on Sat, 15 Mar 2014

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Internal Medicine Specialist, Dr. Tushar Kanti Biswas's Response

Hello,

Intramuscular injection in upper arm is given at upper and outer aspect of deltoid area to avoid the circumflex/axillary nerve which supplies the deltoid muscle.Numbness is due to inadvertent injection of the drug close to the circumflex/axillary nerve.

However, numbness will pass off in due course of time.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Take care

Regards,
Dr Tushar Kanti Biswas, Internal Medicine Specialist

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What Could Be The Numbness In Left Arm After Antibiotic Injection?

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