Being bitten by a bug with a red patch of skin is considered to be insect bite dermatitis, and the treatment is mainly based on symptomatic and anti-allergic treatment. Patients can under the guidance of the doctor for general treatment, drug treatment.
1. General treatment: patients found to be bitten by insects should promptly use soap and water to wash the area of the bite. In addition, cold compresses can be applied to relieve local symptoms.
2. Drug treatment: patients with redness and swelling of the skin after being bitten by insects can use topical hydrocortisone butyrate ointment, halometasone ointment and other glucocorticoid drugs, which can play an anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic role. Patients with itching can use topical glycerite lotion and other drugs. Patients with severe allergic symptoms can take oral cetirizine and other antihistamines.
It should be noted that all of the above drugs should be used under the guidance of a doctor, and patients should not use them on their own to avoid delaying their condition. Patients who have been bitten by bugs and have a red skin should go to the hospital in time, and under the guidance of the doctor to carry out regular treatment.