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What Could It Be If Having A Swollen Lump Under Armpit Which Has A Foul Odour?
Hi.......for a couple years I have had a small lump under my armpit that didn't hurt at all.....last week I contracted a nasty cough from someone that cause me to loose my voice for a while....Two days after that I woke up in severe pain...the lump that was not hurting at all became swollen and hurts so bad it has persisted for 3 days now. I have also observed that ithas a really foul scent......I am desparately trying to figure out whats wrong.
Fri, 28 Mar 2014
Hi,
Thanks for writing to HCM.
I think that lump was an enlarged lymph node which has now got infected when you got cough and turned into an abscess.
You need to show it to a surgeon for a physical examination and he will mostly start you on antibiotics to control the infection and drain the abscess.
Dr. Ashish Verma
Thanks for writing to HCM.
I think that lump was an enlarged lymph node which has now got infected when you got cough and turned into an abscess.
You need to show it to a surgeon for a physical examination and he will mostly start you on antibiotics to control the infection and drain the abscess.
Dr. Ashish Verma
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