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Should i go the doctors with a suspected infected insect bite? it is starting to hurt.
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Insect bites: Infection happens usually because of scratching. If the insect bite gets swollen, red, hard and tender, it's probably infection and will need an antibiotic prescribed by your doctor.
Answered 7/10/2012
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Yes: If the bite has become secondarily infected, you need treatment with antibiotics or if and abscess has formed, and i & d (incision and drainage of the abscess).
Answered 7/18/2013
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