A member asked:

My mum got bitten on the eye by a mosquito last night. the eye lid is now red and really swollen and she can barely open her eye. solutions please? :)

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Dr. John Chiu answered

Antihistamine: Try taking antihistamine up to every 6 hrs when needed. If problem persists or worsen, see your doctor

Answered 7/30/2017

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See a doctor: See a doctor. If she rubs a mosquito onto the conjunctiva, she can get a localized anaphylactic allergic reaction that needs topical epinephrine and topical and/or oral steroids. If not, the eyelid inflammation is not what you typically see with mosquito bite, so consideration should be given to a pre-septal cellulitis crossing into the orbit from the sinuses which may need oral or IV antibiotic

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