What’s wrong with a pimple on your chest that turns into a hard lump?



Pimples on chest turning into hard bumps may be caused by diseases such as common acne, folliculitis, scarring and so on.

1. Acne: Bacterial infection, abnormal sebaceous gland secretion, hormone level disorders and other factors may cause acne. Patients often have pimples, pustules, and in severe cases, hard, painful lumps and other symptoms on the chest, face, back and other parts of the body, manifesting themselves as acne on the chest turning into hard bumps.

2. Folliculitis: generally caused by fungal, bacterial, viral infections and other factors. It manifests as red papules, pustules, etc. After rupture, it can be crusted and hardened, and patients will have chest acne become hard bumps.

3. Scarring: after acne local inflammation subsides, the body repair excessive scarring, hard, can cause chest acne into hard pimples phenomenon.

There are many reasons for the acne on the chest to become hard pimples, it is recommended that the patient to go to the hospital, for relevant examination, to clarify the cause of the disease.