BODY PIERCING INFECTIONS

Course overview

BODY PIERCINGS HAVE BECOME INCREASINGLY POPULAR AND ARE A SOCIALLY ACCEPTABLE FORM OF BODY MODIFICATION. COMMON SITE OF PIERCINGS ARE THE EARS, MOUTH, NOSE, EYEBROWS, NIPPLES, NAVEL, AND GENITALS. LOCALIZED CELLULITIS IS THE MOST COMMON INFECTIOUS COMPLICATION RESULTING FROM BODY PIERCINGS. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF BODY PIERCING INFECTIONS AND EXPLAINS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN MANAGING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.