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What Causes Lump Under Armpit?
i am 28 weeks pregnant and have noticed a small lump under my armpit, if i apply some pressure it leaks clear liquid. it isnt painful atall, what could this be? I heard that sometimes lumps can occur during hormone changes, is it anything to be worried about?
Mon, 23 Jun 2014
Hi.
Thanks for your query.
Nothing much to worry about this condition; it is not related to any hormone changes.
This looks to be simply a sebaceous cyst or so which has mild inflammation so oozing liquid on pressure.
Apply locally Liquid Povidone Iodine 2 to 4 times a day. Watch for signs of an active infection like pain, redness, increase in swelling, pus oozing out; then only to take pregnancy-safe antibiotics that your Doctor would prescribe. Otherwise nothing to worry, most of such lumps are taken care by the body itself.
Thanks for your query.
Nothing much to worry about this condition; it is not related to any hormone changes.
This looks to be simply a sebaceous cyst or so which has mild inflammation so oozing liquid on pressure.
Apply locally Liquid Povidone Iodine 2 to 4 times a day. Watch for signs of an active infection like pain, redness, increase in swelling, pus oozing out; then only to take pregnancy-safe antibiotics that your Doctor would prescribe. Otherwise nothing to worry, most of such lumps are taken care by the body itself.
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