What causes a lump site to be sensitive to touch?
Patient: this afternoon i saw what appeared to be a pimple on my leg, so i popped it. It hurt like hell, and soon after (maybe an hour so),. it formed a solid red ring around it and is really sensitibve to the touch...can you tell me the posibilties of what im working wuth please... thank you Doctor: Hi.Thanks for your query.You have tried to pop a lump which was at the height of inflammation with all its characteristics. The blood supply at this stage is at the highest- the body's mechanism to control the infection by pouring more blood / blood cells particularly the soldiers- white blood cells.You have disturbed this - pressed on the already most ailing stage. So as a reaction of the body there is a red ring around it. The nerve endings too get very sensitive as they are the part of the inflammatory process. You have instigated the to be more sensitive.Do not worry ; take a proper course of an antibiotic and anti-inflammatory medicines till this gets settled under the prescription of a Doctor.