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What Causes Growing Lumps In Armpit?

My 13-year old daughter has lumps on her armpit. They fade for awgile but contines to grow esp on her left armpit. One time, i saw blood stains on her blouse from this spot. She is a bit overweight? Is there any relation to her weight and hormonal change? Or hair follicle is blocked as no hair has come out yet.
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Mon, 16 Mar 2015
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Hi! Thanks for writing to us sharing your daughter's health problem!

After going through your description, I might summarize her axillary lumps as recurrent spontaneous and with bleeding openings; therefore, I must consider following possibilities in this case:

1. fibrocystic changes in the ectopic breast tissues in the axilla; could be related to hormonal effects

2. hidradenitis suppurativa; infection of the skin glands

3. hair folliculitis

4. enlarged lymph nodes due to minor infection or could be tuberculosis also

5. small infected sebaceous cysts

Therefore, a clinical examination and possibly a needle biopsy is necessary in this case; please see her surgeon or physician today and if necessary write to us with feedback!

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What Causes Growing Lumps In Armpit?

Hi! Thanks for writing to us sharing your daughter s health problem! After going through your description, I might summarize her axillary lumps as recurrent spontaneous and with bleeding openings; therefore, I must consider following possibilities in this case: 1. fibrocystic changes in the ectopic breast tissues in the axilla; could be related to hormonal effects 2. hidradenitis suppurativa; infection of the skin glands 3. hair folliculitis 4. enlarged lymph nodes due to minor infection or could be tuberculosis also 5. small infected sebaceous cysts Therefore, a clinical examination and possibly a needle biopsy is necessary in this case; please see her surgeon or physician today and if necessary write to us with feedback! regards,