Abscess on armpit

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Avatar m tn Hello doctor...thank you so much for your reply. I noticed the lump after my abscess resolved without I&D.....could fibrous tissue walling off the abscess produce a lump like this? Its rather small and I have to poke at it to feel it properly.....I guess Im a hypochondriac and assume the worst. Any reply would be greatly appreciated.
Avatar m tn I went to the drs office, and they went in and cut out two golfball size and a bad abscess. They think it was all an abscess. I had two tubes put in since it was deep in my right armpit.. did a follow up on Friday, got a new tube put in.. today I just got my culture back and not understanding it. I have a follow up with my dr tomorrow. I get my results sent to email and on my online health acct. Do anyone know what this means? I know its best to wait to see the doctor tomorrow.
Avatar n tn my 42 yr. old husband has recently developed painful lumps under his left armpit....just in the past couple of days they have been getting bigger and sorer ...the one appears to be slightly red. they seem to be spreading downward...any suggestions for relief or cause?
Avatar n tn A boil, also referred to as a skin abscess, is a localized infection deep in the skin. A boil generally starts as a reddened, tender area. Over time, the area becomes firm and hard. Eventually, the center of the abscess softens and becomes filled with pus. Finally, the pus "forms a head," which can be surgically opened or spontaneously drain out through the surface of the skin. Apply warm compresses on the boil and keep the area clean.
Avatar f tn ve had 3 previously lanced, all in my right armpit. On Sunday, I sought medical treatment at a local clinic as my doctors office was closed. They lanced, drained, and packed the abscess. The PA did things much differently than I've ever had done before. Firstly, he used no lidocaine or numbing medication, as he said it doesn't help. Let me tell you-this was much more excruciating than the other lances I've had done.
Avatar f tn I don't no wot causes it but my I'm in pain. I was told to get bicarbonate soda mix into a paste spread it on covering the abscess an it will draw it. did tht it's still thr. so much pain this is my 2nd one I've had since being pregnant but I've had 2 at one time. hurts like he'll get shooting pains threw it too jesus I could scream with it ladies kills too touch it.
Avatar f tn The most prevalent cause of a lump in the armpit is infection. An infection can be localized to the armpit itself (perhaps a nick from shaving) or it can be more widespread.. you may also have a boil or abscess just under the skin. If it's a swollen lymph node,this could be caused by an infection somewhere in the body.
Avatar m tn It could be local infection, may not be a lymph node bit a boil or abscess or there may be abscess in breast or even a lump in breast that needs to be investigated. Hope this helps. Please let me know if there is any thing else and do keep me posted. Take care!
Avatar n tn I am worried about a painless raised soft bump/lump under my armpit by my breast. I've had it for a couple of years and never paid attention to it. However the other day I realized if I squeezed it a orangish clear liquid comes out. What could this be?
Avatar n tn Hello, I'm 21 years old and about 4 days ago i started feeling some pain in my right armpit. After feeling it, there wasn't much to feel but over the past 4 days it has developed into 3 hard painful lumps under the skin, no discoloration, slightly larger in size than a pea, and increasing in size and pain everyday. Pain feels like a bruise. It's even hard for me to use my right arm to lift things or just lift my arm for that matter.
Avatar f tn Last night I began to feel pain under my left armpit. I examined the area and don't feel any lumps below the skin but I don't see any obvious ingrown hairs or irritations either. How would I know whether this is a swollen lymph node or something more superficial? Thanks so much in advance.
Avatar f tn Im a 24 yr old female, normally healthy and active. I have a lump in my armpit the size of a large marble. I noticed it 4 days ago and thought it was just an ingrown hair. I can't find a hair and its been getting larger and more painful every day. I tried to pop it, but it wouldn't pop, only made it more sensitive. It's underneath the skin, is hot and throbbing, and the surrounding skin has become sensitive.
Avatar f tn I have no idea what it is. It won't heal. It's right below my armpit. It's very red, itches, and hurts to touch. It bleeds a lot too and I end up using a lot of band-aids and no one knows why they disappear, but I'm too embarrassed to tell anyone. I know I should, please don't tell me that, just give me ideas of what it is. It's quite large, and very leaky. It's always oozing something.
Avatar f tn Well The abscess under my armpit has gotten bigger more painful antibiotics not doing a thing even from the hospital tht thy prescribed me. thy said I can't have general anaesthetic as it will send me into early labour as I'm only 17 weeks well 18 weeks tommorow. so gota av a local an I'm not looking fwad to it at all.
Avatar m tn Well I had unprotected sex with someone about 9 weeks ago, and then I got some kinds pimples in my armpits which were all full of pus (maybe 3 in each armpit). I was wondering whether this is a sign of the swollen lymph nodes for HIV or is it something else?
Avatar f tn I have a lump on my left armpit and it hurts. Does anybody know what it can be?
Avatar f tn Blood-like dried stains were under her armpit and two very large, reddish, firm bumps grew on the left and under the fleshy thing. Very painful, hard to close her arm and the slightest friction of her shirt against it makes her almost scream. She began her antibiotics again, though she wasn't supposed to stop in the first place and I was unable to monitor. It releases a very very foul smell and it never gotten worse like this. My car broke down and her parents are out of town.
Avatar m tn I woke up one day and my armpit itched and I felt a small swollen area about the size of a pea, I didn't think much of it. I just put some Triamcinolone cream on it and thought it would go away. By the next day I noticed that it was bigger, not painful, but definitely bigger...about the size of a marble. I decided to go to the doctor on day 3. The P.A (physicians assistant) came in, asked if it hurt, I said no...its just a little itchy and more annoying than anything.
Avatar f tn My Mother has developed strange blister like areas in her armpit and one under her breast. They appear like a small boil and are very dark in color. A small head appears and they burst expelling a dark murkey liquid followed by blood. She says they are extremely tender before they rupture and after they do they look like a darkly bruised patch of skin. The bruising will go away, but it leaves a scar behind resembling a burn.
Avatar m tn Some fingering but one time I had a small cut on one of my finger. No bleeding. I was diagnosed with anal abscess and had a drained in October. I also had similar problem a few months before but I did not go to the doctor the first time it happened. Currently I am having the same problem again but not as severe. I got tested for hiv in JAN of this year and did not have ANY sex until EARLY august of this year.
Avatar n tn I had pain shooting down my left leg and going up my right side of my back. On Wednesday I felt like I had the flu and had what appeared to be a razor burn on my leg, ignored it and shaved ALL. Friday I broke down and went to the hospital they said that my IUD had been pushed up. They had done a transvaginal ultrasound and when they were poking around I had MAJOR pain on my left side (vaginally).
Avatar m tn Judging by your description, it is most likely a fistula which is a tract that forms from the abscess of your infected tooth that escapes out to the gums. As long as the fistula in intact, your abscess can drain and slow down the spread of the abscess but if the fistula closes up, the abscess can spread rapidly through your face or neck area. I would recommend seeing a dentist and getting treatment started.