What to do if a child’s hand is swollen from mosquito bites

Children’s hands swollen by mosquito bites need to take general measures, medication and other ways to deal with. 1. General measures: at this time you need to use soapy water or water to wash your hands, you can use an ice pack outside the bite, to a certain extent, can reduce the swelling. It is recommended that parents can usually prepare some mosquito repellent products for children. Children try to avoid scratching their hands to prevent aggravation of discomfort. 2. Medication: Children need to follow the doctor’s instructions for local use of glycerine lotion, as well as glucocorticoid drugs, such as clobetasol propionate, hydrocortisone, dexamethasone acetate ointment and so on. If symptoms are severe, oral antihistamines such as cetirizine and loratadine are prescribed. If the secondary bacterial infection, you need to follow the doctor’s advice to use erythromycin, mupirocin ointment and other antibiotics. Generally, the symptoms of mosquito bites can be gradually reduced on their own, but if the symptoms are serious, you need to go to the hospital and cooperate with the doctor for active treatment.