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What Causes Sticky Lumps In The Armpit?
my fiance is 46, he has had a hard bump on his arm pit that hurts for like 3 days now, it's getting bigger, he just woke up and his armpit was sticky with kinda like a brownish pus. it has white little bumps that look like a pimple when its ready to be popped. do you know what it might be?
Wed, 27 Sep 2017
Hi.
Thanks for your query.
Noted the history about yiur fiance and understood the concerns.
The hard lump of three days in armpit with brown pus is suggestive of an infected sebaceous cyst or a boil.
I would advise him the following in such a situation.
Consult a Doctor to get a clinical examination and a valid prescription of an antibiotic, anti-inflammatory medicine with a painkiller property.
Get a reference for a General Surgeon to see if incision and drainage are required.
Apply liquid povidone iodine locally.
Thanks for your query.
Noted the history about yiur fiance and understood the concerns.
The hard lump of three days in armpit with brown pus is suggestive of an infected sebaceous cyst or a boil.
I would advise him the following in such a situation.
Consult a Doctor to get a clinical examination and a valid prescription of an antibiotic, anti-inflammatory medicine with a painkiller property.
Get a reference for a General Surgeon to see if incision and drainage are required.
Apply liquid povidone iodine locally.
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