our 9 year old daughter has a swollen left forearm. It is tender to squeeze. She has had no injury to this arm. X-rays show no fractures. Blood work shows normal white blood count, no fever. She feels fine. No swollen or enlarged lymph nodes. blood work did show elevated soft tissue inflamanation.
Hi. It could be anything from a boil to cellulitis to an insect bite. Since there is no pain at present all you need to do is to give her anti-inflammatory medication, and in case of she started having fever or local rise of temperature you need to add an antibiotic as well. Dosages of these medicines are according to weight, so you have to visit a nearby clinic. Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.