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What Causes A Lump Under The Skin Of Tragus Causing Severe Pain?
I have had a lump under my skins on my Tragus or right beside it. It s very severally hurting what can I do to ease the pain and what could it be. I haven t had any trauma to my ear. But I thought it was a zit so I tried to pop it and it just gets hard bigger and more irritated. And has been there for two days
Mon, 18 Apr 2016
Hello,
It seems that your preauricular lymph node is infected. Do not try to open or break it by yourself. It will make it worse.
You need to do an antibiotic course to combat the infection. Take Cefixime 200 mg (Topcef) twice a day for 5 days. Combine it with Ranitidine 150 mg (Zinetac) twice a day to prevent heartburn and acidity.
If it does not resolve in 3 days or you not find relief in symptoms, then you should consult a physician for physical examination.
I hope this information helps. Thank you for choosing HealthcareMagic.
Best,
Dr. Viraj Shah
It seems that your preauricular lymph node is infected. Do not try to open or break it by yourself. It will make it worse.
You need to do an antibiotic course to combat the infection. Take Cefixime 200 mg (Topcef) twice a day for 5 days. Combine it with Ranitidine 150 mg (Zinetac) twice a day to prevent heartburn and acidity.
If it does not resolve in 3 days or you not find relief in symptoms, then you should consult a physician for physical examination.
I hope this information helps. Thank you for choosing HealthcareMagic.
Best,
Dr. Viraj Shah
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