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Question: Hi Doctor,
I got a tattoo past Sunday.. till yesterday everything was fine.. I unfortunately picked the dead skin myself and now I see serum oozing and also kind of red rashes.. I also see that 3 places on the tattoo the skin is damaged... kindly help
I got a tattoo past Sunday.. till yesterday everything was fine.. I unfortunately picked the dead skin myself and now I see serum oozing and also kind of red rashes.. I also see that 3 places on the tattoo the skin is damaged... kindly help
Brief Answer:
Allergic aontact dermatitis; visit dermatologist
Detailed Answer:
Hello. Thanks for writing to us at healthcaremagic
I am Dr. Kakkar. I have gone through your query and I have also seen the photograph.
I will keep a possibility of Allergic Contact Dermatitis (ACD) to tattoo ink, as the reason behind rashes and oozing. I guess it must be itching too? though you did'nt mentioned it..
Since there is oozing and raw skin, therefore, If I was the treating doctor I would have started you on an empirical course of oral antibiotic to prevent/prophylaxis against secondary bacterial infection. My choice of an empirical oral antibiotic is usually a penicillin (e.g flucloxacillin).
Specific treatment for ACD would include topical potent steroid+antibiotic combination creams (e.g clobetasol propionate+fusidic acid cream), to be applied twice daily for a week or 10 days. Topical steroids are prescription products.
An OTC oral antihistamine e.g cetrizine 10 mg once daily would provide you symptomatic relief from itching.
I would suggest that you visit a dermatologist in your region for the needful.
Your treating dermatologist might also start you on a short course of an oral steroids if deemed necessary, to take faster control of the allergic contact dermatitis.
Take care
regards
Allergic aontact dermatitis; visit dermatologist
Detailed Answer:
Hello. Thanks for writing to us at healthcaremagic
I am Dr. Kakkar. I have gone through your query and I have also seen the photograph.
I will keep a possibility of Allergic Contact Dermatitis (ACD) to tattoo ink, as the reason behind rashes and oozing. I guess it must be itching too? though you did'nt mentioned it..
Since there is oozing and raw skin, therefore, If I was the treating doctor I would have started you on an empirical course of oral antibiotic to prevent/prophylaxis against secondary bacterial infection. My choice of an empirical oral antibiotic is usually a penicillin (e.g flucloxacillin).
Specific treatment for ACD would include topical potent steroid+antibiotic combination creams (e.g clobetasol propionate+fusidic acid cream), to be applied twice daily for a week or 10 days. Topical steroids are prescription products.
An OTC oral antihistamine e.g cetrizine 10 mg once daily would provide you symptomatic relief from itching.
I would suggest that you visit a dermatologist in your region for the needful.
Your treating dermatologist might also start you on a short course of an oral steroids if deemed necessary, to take faster control of the allergic contact dermatitis.
Take care
regards
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