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A member asked:
Eye md says i have mild blepharitis. upper eyelids swollen and red/purple & small hive under left eye. tried ocusoft & benadr. will doxycylcine help?
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Yes: It sounds as if there is something more than just blepharitis going on.
Answered 3/8/2013
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Blepharitis: If the correct diagnosis is indeed blepharitis, then yes, doxycycline or tetracycline will likely help quite a bit. Usually blepharitis has to be fairly severe for me to put my patients on these antibiotics, but they are usually quite helpful. Discuss this carefully with your eye doctor as a possible treatment. Also, discuss the proper lid cleaning technique for treating blepharitis.
Answered 8/12/2014
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Allergy attack already taking Zyrtec, for 1 week been waking up with itchy eyes, mainly right eye is red and swollen, having eczema flare ups all over body,, cannot take Benadryl during the day I am driving. Lips are chapped and swollen, itchy. Usually
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My 4 year old takes zyrtec 1 tsp and singulair 4mg every night. She got a couple mosquito bites yesterday and they are swollen. Can she have a dose of benadryl also tonight? Her left eye has also been watering for several days even with both allergy meds.
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