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How Can a Red Bump On The Armpit be Treated?
Red thing in underarm from which pus keep coming out and has a bad odour. I keep getting these cysts and red flat spot kind of things from where pus comes out in my underarms. Am having homeopathic medicines for pcod. Doctors say these cysts are because of pcod but they are troubling me a lot. I can t shave or wax. Also, my underarm smells bad. It pains too. What should I do?
Wed, 30 Jan 2019
Hello,
It could be an abscess. We have to rule out other possibilities like a swollen lymph node and hemangioma. Consult a general surgeon and plan for an ultrasound scan. If it is an abscess it has to be drained.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Shinas Hussain, General & Family Physician
It could be an abscess. We have to rule out other possibilities like a swollen lymph node and hemangioma. Consult a general surgeon and plan for an ultrasound scan. If it is an abscess it has to be drained.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Shinas Hussain, General & Family Physician
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