Why is joint pain a possible side effect of using topical ointments such as soium sulfacetamide?

The body absorbs it.: An effective treatment for active that works as a topical antibacterial agent. Any topical ointment can be absobed and create a systemic response. The vast majority of times it is without incident. On rare occasion an inflammatory cascade (swelling) can be triggered mimicking an injury/insult to the joint tissue. If this occurs, contact your doctor, wash the skin surface and ice the affected joint.