Pain after leech bite

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Asked for Female, 21 Years

I went for trekking. Coming down the hill I found some 5 leeches on my leg. Pulled all of them. There was blood flow. Applied antiseptic as well. Its been 7 days now, a particular bite area is swollen and is paining. The area has become quite hard as well. Please help

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Dr. Arun R

General Physician 7 yrs exp Bangalore

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Hi, the swelling and pain will be there for a few more days. You can apply some antiallergic medication

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Dr. Anil Kumar Jain General Physician 9 yrs exp Bangalore · Accepted Answer

Dr. Anil Kumar Jain

General Physician 9 yrs exp Bangalore

Hello there. I can understand your concern. You need to apply T-Bact ointment over the area so that it doesn't get infected. For pain and swelling you can take a combination of diclofenac and serratiopeptidase like tab. Lyser-d twice a day for 3 days after food. It will reduce gradually. Best regards. Dr. Anil Kumar Jain. Bangalore.