Health pimple express ended with large growth in the face

Man from USA uses knife for pimple treatment

Treating a pimple on your own can have bad consequences. A young man from Chicago (USA) experienced that. The 23-year-old wanted to remove a pustule of the lower lip with a blade and thereby contracted a bad infection. In the end, a terrible pimple bulge had developed. The case has now been published in the journal "Journal of Emergency Medicine".

Experts advise against self-treatment

Many skin experts strongly advise against fiddling with pimples. Because there is a risk that thereby pathogens get into the wound and these inflamed. What that can take on proportions, has now experienced a 23-year-old from Chicago. The man had tried, according to a report in the "Daily Mail" to remove the purulent pustules with a carving knife. A bad idea, because it quickly developed a nasty inflammation with numerous new pimples.

After the self-treatment of a single pimple, developed a nasty inflammation in the face of a man from the United States. (Image: Ocskay Bence / fotolia.com)

Fungal infection by soiled blade

That's exactly what happened to the man, which is always warned about. The blade of the knife was obviously dirty and had led to a bad fungal infection of the skin (blastomycosis). But that was not enough, because the 23-year-old waited in spite of the new infection first and went to treatment only after seven months. Over the long time, the inflammation had continued to spread, turning the skin around the lower lip into a terrible vesicle bulge.

Unusual case for the doctors

The baffled dermatologists at the John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital, Cook County, Chicago, initially tested other sources of infection, such as a trip abroad or contact with infected people, before they could be sure that the carving knives were actually the cause of the severe skin condition had to.

An unusual case, as blastomycosis through the entry of contaminated foreign bodies (traumatic inoculation) has only been documented in the literature to date 50 times, reports the Daily Mail. The physicians would therefore assume that this is the first known case of infection by a carving knife.

Growths healed after two weeks

"Such blastomycoses we usually observe often with laboratory staff or coroners, less frequently, for example, in dog owners after a bite or scratches," said the treating dermatologists, according to the newspaper. The man was lucky, because after two weeks of treatment, the inflammation was cured and the horror lip disappeared.

Get rid of pimples through proven home remedies

If you do not want to take any risks, you should definitely refrain from squeezing or scratching the pus whorl. Instead, various home remedies for pimples can be used to get rid of blemishes.

Often, for example, an envelope with healing earth, which is applied directly to the affected area, helps. Alternatively, a tea bag with chamomile flowers can be placed or dabbed on the pimple. Other natural remedies for pimples include the juice of aloe and apple cider vinegar. (No)