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Suggest Treatment For Pain And Infection On My Left Side

I have had pain in my left armpit since December. I went to the doctor in December and they said it was a really bad sinus infection. I took the antibiotic and it helped but did not go fully away. Now it has moved to my left side and I feel like I have a infection there. What do you think it could be?



Tue, 18 Mar 2014
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Infectious Diseases Specialist,  's  Response
Hello,
Welcome to HCM,

The pain in the armpit is may be due to infected lymphnode, infected sweat gland, blockage of the duct, superficial injury to the skin and trauma to the structures in the armpit.

As you have taken antibiotics for the previous infection and it as subsided for few days and it has come back. You should test your blood sugar level, complete blood picture and blood culture.

These report help us to find out the exact cause for the symptoms and then we can decide further mode of treatment. If there is resistance to particular type of antibiotics we need to change them.

For the present condition you to follow
1.Hot fermentation
2.Oral NSAIDs.
After the lab report you need to think further course of action.
Thank you.
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Suggest Treatment For Pain And Infection On My Left Side

Hello, Welcome to HCM, The pain in the armpit is may be due to infected lymphnode, infected sweat gland, blockage of the duct, superficial injury to the skin and trauma to the structures in the armpit. As you have taken antibiotics for the previous infection and it as subsided for few days and it has come back. You should test your blood sugar level, complete blood picture and blood culture. These report help us to find out the exact cause for the symptoms and then we can decide further mode of treatment. If there is resistance to particular type of antibiotics we need to change them. For the present condition you to follow 1.Hot fermentation 2.Oral NSAIDs. After the lab report you need to think further course of action. Thank you.