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Pimple Over Tattoo Area, Popped It, Later Many Erupted, Diagnosed With Cellulitis, No Relief. What Could This Be?
i got a tattoo on 27 dec. On my neck and got another tattoo on 28 dec. On my back.....after two days it healed and after 4-5 days my skin was normal...but after 7 days of my tattoo....i got a little pimple....that i mistakenly poped by nail....so it became a hard but nothing came out....next day it was hurtinh like it is reaping and an another pimple came out near it....and 3-4 more pimples came our near it....so i went to casualty...he diagnosed me wit cellulitis ....so he prescribed me an antibiotic for 5 days....linox 600 was the antibiotic.....no new pimple came then and they all went off....but today i got 3-4 pimples near the region where there was pimples.....so pls suggest me wat it is?
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Thu, 24 Jan 2013
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Hello,
Thanks for the query.
In tattooing needles are pierced and hence there is always a chance of infection.
You might have developed furunculosis.
It is a deep bacterial infection.
The bacteria might have been driven deep with the infected needle.
Treatment with oral and topical antibiotics is required.
Please meet a dermatologist for exact diagnosis.
Let me know if you have any other doubt.
you can ask a direct question to me on this forum, following the below link.
http://www.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-rahul-kumar/64818
Wishing you a good health.
Thank you
Thanks for the query.
In tattooing needles are pierced and hence there is always a chance of infection.
You might have developed furunculosis.
It is a deep bacterial infection.
The bacteria might have been driven deep with the infected needle.
Treatment with oral and topical antibiotics is required.
Please meet a dermatologist for exact diagnosis.
Let me know if you have any other doubt.
you can ask a direct question to me on this forum, following the below link.
http://www.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-rahul-kumar/64818
Wishing you a good health.
Thank you
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