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Itchiness After Picc Line Usage

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Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis MD

What is a pic line? I use a walker and I am afraid I will dislodge anything placed in my upper body? I have MRSA and am prone to infections ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Ivo Ditah MD

Wife has picc line and numb hand. gender female ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ivo Ditah ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel MD

Good Morning, after a PICC line removal (removed on Tue. 7/14), In left upper arm. How long to wait until swimming. There is no redness , healing looks great. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel ( General Surgeon)
Dr.  Riyanka Chail MD

I had a power picc put in my neck 2 weeks ago ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Riyanka Chail ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Sudhir Kumar MD

is there a danger of a picc line causing a patient to have a stroke? ... View answer

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Dr. Kathy Robinson MD

A patient complained about itching after the insertion of his PICC line in his right upper arm. His ... the irritation of the newly inserted PICC line causing histamines to be activated.... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kathy Robinson ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Ralph Chambers MD

Hello I had a PICC line placed last june to get IVIg weekly for ITP. The line got infected and was ... October. Both PICC line sites have an itchy rash around them, that is localized... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ralph Chambers ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Kakkar S. MD

I had a picc line removed last Saturday and now have a rash around the dressing sight that itches and will not go away. I also am starting to get a knot under the picc line insertion spot. I... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kakkar S. ( Dermatologist)
Dr.  Harshit Bhachech MD

I had a picc line for roughly a months time about 14 months ago. To this day the entry location of my picc line is highly sensitive. Things that I used to never been sensitive to are now... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Harshit Bhachech ( Dermatologist)
Dr. Jyothi B L MD

Hello, my 18 yo son is on coumadine 6mg after hospitalization due to picc line. He had forgotten to ... this mean? He already has two from previous home health care and picc line... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Jyothi B L ( Pathologist and Microbiologist)