Body Piercing Problems: Check Your Symptoms
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Check Your Symptoms
If you answer yes to any of the following questions, click on the "Yes" in front of the question for information about how soon to see a health professional.
Review health risks that may increase the seriousness of your symptoms.
Do you have any of the following symptoms?
- Skin that is split or torn near a piercing: Go to the topic Cuts.
- Yes
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Do you have any signs of an allergic reaction?
- Yes
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Do you have swelling at the site of a body piercing?
- Yes
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Do you think you have an infection after having a body piercing?
- Yes
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Do you know or think you need a tetanus shot?
- Yes
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Have you had symptoms of another illness in the several months since having a body piercing?
- Yes
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Do you have a body piercing that is not healing?
Other Symptoms to Watch For
Do you have the following symptom?
- A cracked or chipped tooth: Go to the topic Mouth and Dental Injuries.
If a visit to a health professional is not needed immediately, see the Home Treatment section for self-care information.
| Last updated: | September 04, 2008 |
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| Author: | Jan Nissl, RN, BS |
| Reviewed By: | William M. Green, MD - Emergency Medicine, Alexander H. Murray, MD, FRCPC - Dermatology |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Tracy Landauer |
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