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Suggest Treatment For Redness And Pain In The Shoulder

Posted on Mon, 20 Feb 2017

Question: Hi, I am again writing about an issue that my BF is having....he has had a "growth?" on his left shoulder for two years....it is hard when touched and has never bothered him until a couple of days ago...he tells me that it now hurts really bad and I also see that it appears to have changed in shape and is becoming red around it and bruised as well. I have photos if you would like to see them.

Answered by Dr. T Chandrakant (14 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Please give details and post actual photographs.

Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query about your boyfriend.
Certainly yes, please post the photographs as it sometimes helps for on-the-spot diagnosis.

Awaiting for clear and focused photographs.
Is he taking any medications at the moment?

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. T Chandrakant (1 minute later)

I apologize but I do not see a way to post photos on here :(

OK, I have uploaded the photos as "reports" LOL - thank you :)

Answered by Dr. T Chandrakant (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
As detailed below.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for the pictures.
Apparently this looks to be infected sebaceous cyst.
May need a course of an antibiotic and anti-inflammatory medicines for it to settle so that can be removed at an appropriate time to get rid of the mass which is not a normal part of the body and also to get histo-pathology report to get a confirmatory as to what the swelling was.
I hope this answer helps, please feel free to ask for further relevant queries if you feel that there is a gap of communication.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar