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What Causes A Lump Site To Be Sensitive To Touch?

this afternoon i saw what appeared to be a pimple on my leg, so i popped it. It hurt like hell, and soon after (maybe an hour so),. it formed a solid red ring around it and is really sensitibve to the touch...can you tell me the posibilties of what im working wuth please... thank you
Sat, 14 Jun 2014
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Hi.
Thanks for your query.
You have tried to pop a lump which was at the height of inflammation with all its characteristics.
The blood supply at this stage is at the highest- the body's mechanism to control the infection by pouring more blood / blood cells particularly the soldiers- white blood cells.
You have disturbed this - pressed on the already most ailing stage. So as a reaction of the body there is a red ring around it.
The nerve endings too get very sensitive as they are the part of the inflammatory process. You have instigated the to be more sensitive.

Do not worry ; take a proper course of an antibiotic and anti-inflammatory medicines till this gets settled under the prescription of a Doctor.



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What Causes A Lump Site To Be Sensitive To Touch?

Hi. Thanks for your query. You have tried to pop a lump which was at the height of inflammation with all its characteristics. The blood supply at this stage is at the highest- the body s mechanism to control the infection by pouring more blood / blood cells particularly the soldiers- white blood cells. You have disturbed this - pressed on the already most ailing stage. So as a reaction of the body there is a red ring around it. The nerve endings too get very sensitive as they are the part of the inflammatory process. You have instigated the to be more sensitive. Do not worry ; take a proper course of an antibiotic and anti-inflammatory medicines till this gets settled under the prescription of a Doctor.