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Having A Painful Swollen Reddish Cyst In The Shoulder. Not Reacting To Antibiotics And Pain Killer. Help?

i have a cyst on my back shoulder right side lemon size too much pain unable to sleep on my back or sit leaning on the chair all this since a month and the cyst is swollen and red. i took some antibiotics , pain killing tablets, applied itchthammol but no use at all. Still i have lot of pain with that cyst with no head to pop. pain spreading throughout my back. please help
Thu, 16 Aug 2012
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Hi,
Welcome to HCM.

It is very difficult to precisely confirm a diagnosis without examination and the answer is based on the medical information provided.

based on the information provided by you it appears to be an abscess. As it is of the size of lemon and not responding to antibiotic th best option would be incision and drainage. I advice you to see surgeon for examination and also for I and D, after this they will give you antibiotic and pain killers to reduce the pain.

Hope I have provided the information you needed.
Wish you good health. Take care.
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Having A Painful Swollen Reddish Cyst In The Shoulder. Not Reacting To Antibiotics And Pain Killer. Help?

Hi, Welcome to HCM. It is very difficult to precisely confirm a diagnosis without examination and the answer is based on the medical information provided. based on the information provided by you it appears to be an abscess. As it is of the size of lemon and not responding to antibiotic th best option would be incision and drainage. I advice you to see surgeon for examination and also for I and D, after this they will give you antibiotic and pain killers to reduce the pain. Hope I have provided the information you needed. Wish you good health. Take care.