After playing hepatitis B vaccine, if the arm only red, swelling, hard lump phenomenon, generally do not need too much treatment, if a week of red, swelling and hard lump symptoms have not subsided, can be appropriate to give hot compresses, if the condition is caused by the infection, you can follow the doctor’s instructions to take medication, such as topical erythromycin ointment.
Some patients in the vaccination of hepatitis B vaccine, arm will appear red, swelling, hard lumps and other manifestations, which belongs to the vaccine after the adverse reactions, generally do not need special treatment, the symptoms will basically disappear within 2 to 3 days.
If the arm redness, swelling, hard lumps and other symptoms have not subsided for 1 week, warm water or hot towels can be used for localized hot compresses, 2 to 3 times a day, to promote local blood circulation, to help the drug absorption, dissipation, in order to achieve relief of hardness, to eliminate the purpose of the lumps.
If the localized lumps are due to infection, with obvious symptoms of redness, swelling, heat and pain, you need to consider using antibiotic medication for oral treatment and antibiotic ointment for external rubbing. If the redness, swelling and hard lumps are caused by infection, it is recommended to apply erythromycin ointment under the guidance of a doctor for treatment
When patients find that redness, swelling and hard lumps appear on their arms after vaccination against hepatitis B, it is recommended to go to the vaccination point or hospital for examination and standardized treatment under the guidance of doctors.