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See your doctor right away if: You have a fever or chills You notice red streaks on the skin leading away from the infected area Your joints or muscles hurt Your doctor will examine your toe.

You can also spread the infection from one area of your body to another. For instance, you can get jock itch if you have athlete's foot and touch your groin after touching your feet. Or if you dry ...

Anyone with signs of a serious infection should contact their doctor immediately for treatment. The nipples are also one of the areas of the body that may be more prone to reject a piercing.

An infected blister often contains white or yellowish pus (a mixture of dead tissue and immune cells), which may ooze from the blister if you apply pressure, says Dr. Brod. The area around an ...

The most common symptom of a tattoo infection is a rash around the area of the tattoo. Treatment depends on the cause of infection, but can often be treated using a prescribed antibiotic.

This results in infection from the yeast Candida albicans. Both paronychia and an ingrown toenail can cause pain in the toe area. While they can occur at the same time, they are two distinct issues.