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Last week, my ear piercing got infected so i used undiluted dettol to clean it. the skin is now blistered & inflamed. what should i do?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
See a dermatologist: Consider a staph infection or an allergy to something used on it. Dettol is probably not a factor. A common cause for this is bacitracin or neosporin allergy.
Answered 6/20/2017
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