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What is the treatment for swollen legs due to sunburn?

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Dr. Charles Gordon answered

Specializes in Adolescent Medicine

First: take an anti-: Inflammatory agents. For Ibuprofen the dose is 10 mg/kg/dose taken after meals every 8 hrs. Tylenol (acetaminophen) is not an anti-inflammatory drug and it also taken every 4 hrs. It is much less doable outside a hospital setting. Tylenol (acetaminophen) dosing is 10-15 mg/kg/dose every 4 hrs.

Answered 6/6/2016

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