TB Skin Test

My doc wants to put me on remicade and as a precaution I had to get a chest xray and a TB skin test.
I just finished both and tested negative on both.

However, the TB skin test on my arm is still there, its going away but now I'm starting to get this yellow blotch on my arm. Is this normal?

Maybe it bruised?? My GI makes me do a yearly TB test. I usually do the bloodwork but my last test came back "inconclusive." So I did the skin test. I had a very small red spot. You can google and see pics of positive TB tests. It is usually a large red, raised area.

Sugarcrave, the color of the skin does not mean anything regarding TB. If the skin where you got the test is raised, that is when your test is positive - but that doesn't mean you have TB. People whose skin is raised in the test area are usually sent for a chest x-ray. If it's clear, you're fine; if there's an issue with the chest x-ray they may have you do a sputum test to see if it's active TB, which is rare in the US.

So, don't worry about the color or blotch. When you went back to have your arm read, the nurse probably ran her finger over the test area. That was to see if the skin was raised or not.

Ah all right. I was actually concerned it was some kind of side effect or something, though I've read the skin test is harmless.

But how does it bruise like that? I was so careful not to even touch it the entire time because I was told that could reset the whole process and I'd have to wait again.

Was it when she ran her finger over my arm, that's how it bruised?

It's just strange because I've never had a bruise or something like this before, most of my bruises are red but this is yellow.