Bug bites are painful, like a pinprick, and may be caused by allergic reactions, foreign body irritation, bacterial infection and other factors. Local cold compresses, disinfection and rinsing, and medication can be carried out.
1. Allergic reaction: After being bitten by a bug, the secretion of the bug can cause an allergic reaction, resulting in local redness, swelling and pain. You can use running water for cleaning, local cold compresses to help relieve the pain. When the pain is significant, you can use compound indomethacin tincture, flufenamic acid butyl ester ointment and other drugs to improve.
2. Foreign body irritation: After being bitten by bugs, the mouthparts of the bugs remain in the body tissues and cause local irritation, which can also cause pain. You can go to the hospital outpatient clinic, the doctor will use sterilized tweezers to remove the mouthparts of the bugs. Disinfect the wound with iodophor and alcohol, or disinfect the wound by rinsing it with hydrogen peroxide.
3. Bacterial infection: Bug bites will leave localized wounds, which can also cause pain if bacterial infection is induced. Erythromycin, fusidic acid, mupirocin ointment can be given topical application, oral amoxicillin, cefuroxime and other drugs if necessary.
Bug bites, need to first determine what kind of bug bites. If the local discomfort symptoms are more serious, it is recommended to go to the hospital in a timely manner, ask the doctor to treat the affected area, the specific use of drugs need to follow the doctor’s instructions.