Can insect bite cause a boil with burning sensation?
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The following is an actual conversation between an iCliniq user and a doctor that has been reviewed and published as a Premium Q&A.
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Patient's Query
Hello doctor,
The patient is 62 years old, weighing 90.39 Ibs. All test reports are normal. There is a boil problem in the upper half of the right leg above the knee. She is having a burning sensation due to the same. It is spreading. Is it due to insect bite?
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It is not boils (attachment removed to protect patient identity), it is a case of herpes zoster. How long she has been suffering from this? Is this her first episode? Diabetes? Burning and pain are there?
Patient's Query
Thank you doctor,
It is her first episode. She is insisting that it is due to insect bite only. She is not having diabetes. Pain is there.
Hi,
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It is not an insect bite. Give her immediately following medications and do not miss even a single dose, otherwise there may be chances of postherpetic neuralgia. Tablet Valavir (Valaciclovir) 1000 mg, thrice daily for seven days, tablet Clavam 625 mg (Amoxicillin and Clavulanic acid), thrice daily for seven days. Fucidin cream (Fusidic acid cream), apply twice daily. Tablet Calpol (Paracetamol) SOS. Review in one week as the further course would depend on the response.
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