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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.
Fri, 24 May 2019
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
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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