How do you know if a oil burn is infected?

i was cooking and some hot oil splattered on my arm and it had blistered and now it looks infected but im not sureHow do you know if a oil burn is infected?
Have the blisters burst? If they have then this creates an opportunity for an infection to take hold. If not, then its less likely, but still possible.





I would recommend seeing a doctor, I can't diagnose it without seeing itHow do you know if a oil burn is infected?
I get hit with hot oil all the time. Next time make sure you take it over to some ice water and hold it down in the water until your skin is numb. Hot oil keeps burning your skin unless you cool it off, even if it looks like it isn't. You should have bubbled up with a blister (or not if it was a bad, or not a bad burn sometimes you do, sometimes you dont), if the blister popped and tore, then maybe bacteria could have gotten into the wound. The way you know is if the skin ';around'; the burn is red.





Its hard to tell with burns. But normal stuff oozing out of a burn should be clear-ish. Cloudy or hazy or pus-y looking stuff is bad news. OR if the skin is hot to the touch, the skin around it is red, or if you have the suspicion something is wrong (it's your subconcious telling you to get help)





Try to keep it uncovered so it has a chance to heal. If it gets worse, and doesn't start crusting over and the redness goes away (if it;'s infected the ';crust'; will appear to ';slide';) then...sorry, you really need some help. (depending on the size, I've waited out things about the size of a pea, but stuff bigger than a quarter or if you have a compromised immune system? Then you need to go to the doctor.





Or you can be stubborn. Some people get by with antibiotic cream, but I don't reccomend neosporin, for some reason it doesn't work well. Use a spray, it's lighter and doesn't need to be rubbed on.