Swollen skin and pain from bug bites is considered to be insect bite dermatitis, which can be treated according to the symptoms with general treatment, medication and other treatments to alleviate the symptoms.
1. General treatment: after being bitten by a bug, if the thorns stay on the skin, pull out the thorns in time, but if it is a tick bite, you can’t pull it out forcibly, and you need to go to the hospital in time for treatment; use soapy water to wash the bite site repeatedly in order to neutralize the toxins and reduce the symptoms; ice packs can also be applied to reduce the local redness, swelling, and pain symptoms.
2. medication: itching symptoms are obvious, external antipruritic agent treatment, such as glycerite lotion; secondary infection, external antibacterial treatment, such as mupirocin, fusidic acid. For severe itching, oral antihistamine treatment, such as cetirizine, loratadine, etc.; if the local swelling is obvious, oral glucocorticoid treatment, such as prednisone, dexamethasone, etc..
It is recommended that the patient under the guidance of a professional physician reasonable use of medication, do not blindly self-medication, if necessary, timely to the regular hospital consultation, so as not to delay the condition.