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Suggest Treatment For Bumps On Arm
I have a tattoo on my lower arm well technically my whole arm i have a full sleeve and on the outer lower arm I have these small bumps that either look clear or have fluid in them. If I try to pop them they don t pop just smush in on them selfs they aren t really noticeable unless you look closely but if I rub my hand on the area I can definetly tell they are there. And it s only on spots I have ink in my arm. Even though the tattoo is over a year old they just popped up a month or two ago. Any idea what it may be?
Wed, 1 Mar 2017
Hi,
It seems that probably you have developed contact allergic dermatitis due to tattoo dye. It is difficult to treat as the allergen is inside your skin. Still, take steroids in tapering dose with antihistaminics. Apply tacrolimus oint on the lesions. After clearance,you should go for removal of tattoo by LASER therapy as you might get allergy again.
Thanks.
Dr.Ilyas Patel MD
It seems that probably you have developed contact allergic dermatitis due to tattoo dye. It is difficult to treat as the allergen is inside your skin. Still, take steroids in tapering dose with antihistaminics. Apply tacrolimus oint on the lesions. After clearance,you should go for removal of tattoo by LASER therapy as you might get allergy again.
Thanks.
Dr.Ilyas Patel MD
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