Body Piercing Problems: Check Your Symptoms

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When to See a Doctor

Have you had symptoms of another illness in the several months since having a body piercing?

See significance of symptoms of another illness after a body piercing if you need information to help you answer the questions below.

Review health risks that may increase the seriousness of your symptoms.

Call your health professional today if you answer "Yes" to any of the following questions.

Yes

Have you had a general feeling of tiredness, or lack of energy (fatigue)?

Yes

Have you had a general feeling of illness (malaise)?

Yes

Have you had a fever or think you have a fever?

Yes

Have you had loss of appetite?

Yes

Have you had nausea or vomiting?

Yes

Have you had constant discomfort in the upper right side of your belly?

Yes

Have you had dark urine (the color of root beer)?

Yes

Have you had steady muscle aches or joint pain?

Yes

Has the skin or white part of your eye turned yellow (jaundice)?

Yes

Do you have a new skin rash?

If you have answered "No" to the above questions, go back to Check Your Symptoms and continue to answer the questions to evaluate your symptoms.

Last updated:	September 04, 2008
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