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Mosquito allergy
Mosquito bites can cause larger than average bumps and itching in individuals who have allergies to mosquitos. Treatment is steroid creams and anti-histamine pills such as Allegra (fexofenadine) 180 mg/day.
Dr. Thomas Klein reviewed this
43 year experience in Allergy and Immunology
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Can a person develop mosquito allergy?
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How do I know if I have a mosquito allergy?
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A 38-year old asked:
Please tell me can I have a mosquito allergy?
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What can I take to help me clear myself of a mosquito allergy?
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A 42-year old asked:
Fly and mosquito allergies: can the bites from them cause fevers?
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A 31-year old asked:
Can a person develop a mosquito allergy as an adult if he was ok as a child?
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A 33-year old asked:
What can I do for mosquito allergies?
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A 17-year old male asked:
There are lots of pink-reddish spots on my arm, those which look like mosquito allergies. But no mosquitos around, and the spots are increasing daily.
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A 36-year old asked:
Mosquito bite allergy, what are some of the symptoms?
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A 42-year old asked:
Can it be possible for you to suddenly develop a mosquito bite allergy?
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A 35-year old asked:
What is a mosquito bite allergy remedy or relief for babies?
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A member asked:
Is it possible to be allergy to mosquitos bites?
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A 36-year old female asked:
I noticed I'm prone to mosquito bites and skin allergies than most people do, does it has to do with blood or skin type?
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A 22-year old female asked:
1 Mosquito bite is swollen and red over large area of arm, not a little bump. Other mosquito bites are normal. Allergy? What to do?
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A 36-year old female asked:
Could doxycycline cause my already allergy to mosquito bites flare up even worse? One seems to have become infected due to the clear boil on top now.
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A member asked:
My husband have lately allergy which appear around his thigh like mosquitos he never had before it just started how can we figure it out?
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A member asked:
About skin allergy cause due to the mosquito spray?
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A 32-year old asked:
When i get a mosquito bite, it itches like crazy, and immediately turns into a large, red since i was small. Could this indicate an allergy, what to do?
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A 47-year old asked:
What to do if i've got drunk water which was contaminated with mosquito spray by mistakewhether this caused these allergies on my body?
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A 22-year old male asked:
I've many redness appear like mosquito bites whole my body when i run fast, irritated, exclted..Been 3 years. I've allergies as well .. Rushing n itc?
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A 17-year old male asked:
What are the red dots on my arms? Could they be the sign of allergy? They appear like mosquito bites with very subtle itch & a bit embossed.
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A 37-year old asked:
Wife has got bad skin allergy since yesterday. Large red spots (as huge mosquito bites). Avil inj helped last night. Why so? Possible causes?
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A 19-year old female asked:
The specific symptom of eye allergy? The good&safe eyedrop brand for it?Skin on top of eyecorner has many small bump(like mosquito bite), is it normal?
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A 31-year old female asked:
Last 2 weeks I get some itcy bumps here and there(1-5/day). look like mosquito bites or small hive weal at first ,and then gradually turn more red and shrink.They last 4-7 days.derm says bite or allergy.is there a way to tell the difference?
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A 37-year old asked:
Fever and fatigue, followed by itchy mosquito-like bumps on hands that spread? Allergies?
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A 24-year old male asked about a 24-year old male:
Itchy bumps that look like mosquito bites all over legs, new ones pop up everyday, started 2 days ago. My partner does not have any. Allergies?
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A 32-year old female asked:
Is phenergan (promethazine) safe for 11 month old baby for allergy and itchy mosquito bites he's 9.5 kg dr recommended 3 mls twice a day till symptoms are gone?
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A 28-year old female asked about a female:
1 yr baby having red rash only on arms,ped suggested mosquito bites, but I am not convinced.can it be allergy due to hot dump weather?how to treat it?
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A 36-year old female asked:
I am taking doxycycline hyclate 100mg and sertraline 50mg daily. Can i take Benadryl (diphenhydramine) allergy tablet for mosquito bites that have boiled up?
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A member asked about a female:
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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