Dr. Hafiz Muhammad Hassan Shoukat
Internal Medicine
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Hi doctor,
My brother got a snake bite in his right-hand middle finger. He has taken three antivenom doses and was under observation for two days. After six days of snake bite and treating it from medication, he has got swelling in snake bite area (right-hand middle finger). He is facing anxiety and itching as well. Please let us know the solution to this.
Hi,
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I would suggest taking an advice from the doctor about getting steroids and anti-histamine. It may be a localized reaction to anti-venom or maybe sequelae of snake bite or another possibility. It may be an infection that can be controlled with antibiotics, make sure he has got anti-tetanus vaccine or immunoglobulin after snake bite. I am pretty sure he is getting checked for his CBC, kidney functions, PT-INR (prothrombin-international normalized ratio).
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