I'm wondering if maybe my son (10 years old) has an allergy to bugs, most likely mosquitoes.
Whenever he is stung, the skin around the bite swells up huge and gets hot and red. A couple of years ago we had to take him to Urgent Care and he was prescribed a strong antibiotic. I'm not sure of the details, but I think his scratching may have gotten the bites infected.
He has another one tonight, that's gotten really big. I measured the diameter and it is 3.5 inches. The entire area is swollen and feels very hard. My son couldn't sleep from the itching, and so my husband has gone to the pharmacy to get him some Benadryl.
None of us really get bug bites like this. Heck, I don't even see many bugs around here. We live in Arizona.
I'd appreciate any input. TIA.
Whenever he is stung, the skin around the bite swells up huge and gets hot and red. A couple of years ago we had to take him to Urgent Care and he was prescribed a strong antibiotic. I'm not sure of the details, but I think his scratching may have gotten the bites infected.
He has another one tonight, that's gotten really big. I measured the diameter and it is 3.5 inches. The entire area is swollen and feels very hard. My son couldn't sleep from the itching, and so my husband has gone to the pharmacy to get him some Benadryl.
None of us really get bug bites like this. Heck, I don't even see many bugs around here. We live in Arizona.
I'd appreciate any input. TIA.
