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What Could Cause Puss Filled With Abscess?

I get puss filled abscesses under my arms quite often. Sometimes I get a tender and swollen nodule in between my breast, these come and go. Recently this nodule inbetween my breast erupted and very thick puss came out, I thought it was jus swollen lymphnodes but the puss has me worried
Fri, 7 Feb 2014
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Infectious Diseases Specialist,  's  Response
Hello,
Welcome to HCM,
There are many causes which can lead to abscess in the arm pit .Most commonly due to enlargement of lymph nodes, it may be caused by
Infection
Injury
Hair follicle inflammation
Side effects of drugs
Tumors in the pectoral region
Tuberculosis
Chronic granulamatous infection like Sarcoidosis, IM and SLE
Infection of the breast can also drains into the chest lymph node.
You require physical examination and lab investigation to rule out the cause and treat the condition.
Thank you.
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What Could Cause Puss Filled With Abscess?

Hello, Welcome to HCM, There are many causes which can lead to abscess in the arm pit .Most commonly due to enlargement of lymph nodes, it may be caused by Infection Injury Hair follicle inflammation Side effects of drugs Tumors in the pectoral region Tuberculosis Chronic granulamatous infection like Sarcoidosis, IM and SLE Infection of the breast can also drains into the chest lymph node. You require physical examination and lab investigation to rule out the cause and treat the condition. Thank you.