Swelling of the fingers after insect bites is considered to be papular urticaria, and the patient can be treated with general treatment and medication.
1. General treatment: for people with swollen fingers after insect bites, the lesions should be immediately rinsed with running water or soapy water to avoid more toxins to stimulate the skin. For the swelling phenomenon, can be relieved by local ice packs, but the patient should avoid foreign body friction stimulation or scratching the skin, so as not to aggravate the swelling. If large blisters appear locally, it is necessary to consult a doctor to extract the blister fluid after sterilization.
2. medication: patients can follow the doctor’s instructions for external use of glycerite lotion to relieve itching, combined with the infection can be used topical erythromycin ointment, mupirocin ointment and other antibiotic ointment treatment. Pimple urticaria patients can also use glucocorticoid ointment to achieve anti-inflammatory, anti-itch, anti-allergy purposes, commonly used drugs are hydrocortisone butyrate ointment, Denard ointment.
In addition to medication, papular urticaria patients also need to follow the doctor’s instructions to take loratadine, cetirizine and other antihistamines to shorten the course of the disease. If the swelling is obvious, short-term oral glucocorticoid treatment, such as hydrocortisone, methylprednisolone and so on.
Pemphigus urticaria has a self-cure, but for those with serious conditions should follow the doctor’s prescription medication, do not use drugs or prescriptions, so as not to aggravate the condition.