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What Could Be The Lump Behind Neck?
I have gotten my neck pierced at the back, just above my spinal column, it has has been getting cleaned regularly and somehow it has a lump where the piercing is, aswell as a slight amount of pus radiating from it. Could you help me get to the bottom of what this can be ?
Mon, 14 Apr 2014
Hi,
Thanks for writing to HCM.
That is an abscess following infection due to the piercing.
You need to shoe it to a surgeon if its incision and drainage under antibiotic cover. Or if it is very small then take a course of antibiotic and burst it yourself after cleaning it with an antiseptic solotion, followed by regular dressing.
Regards
Dr. Ashish Verma
Thanks for writing to HCM.
That is an abscess following infection due to the piercing.
You need to shoe it to a surgeon if its incision and drainage under antibiotic cover. Or if it is very small then take a course of antibiotic and burst it yourself after cleaning it with an antiseptic solotion, followed by regular dressing.
Regards
Dr. Ashish Verma
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