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Bump On Armpit, Hard Spot Beside It, Leaks Fluid. Any Ways To Pop Without Mashing And Being Painful?

Okay, so I have this bump basically on my armpit. It isn't so persay big, but it is like a smallish head on top of a round circle but there is like a hard spot right beside it. It leaks fluids that smell really bad. Does it mean that it is about to pop? Could it be a boil? Is there ways to get it to pop without mashing the head and it being super painful?
Mon, 1 Jul 2013
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Hi,

Welcome and thanks for posting your query to Healthcare Magic.

As per your query you have a bump/ swelling on armpit which has hard spot beside it and leaks fluid with bad odor.

After reading your query I can make out two possibilities- one of the simple boil or it can be a sebaceous cyst which which got infected.

The boil is formed because of the infection to the hair root and hair follicle. Sebaceous cyst is the collection of cheezy material in the oil gands surrounded by a wall.
In your query you have not mentioned the exact time period since you noticed this swelling. If it present from few days to weeks then is the possibility of boil or if present from multiple months then can be the sebaceous cyst.

Now presently as the swelling is having discharge along with bad odor in it means it is infected and immediate medial attention should be made to take care of the bump. Bad odor means some kind of serious internal infection which should be immedialty taken out. SO meet a surgeon to take care of the problem at the earliest.

Hope these informations will help.

"With good health wishes"

Dr Sanjay Kumar Kanodia
MD (Dermatology & STDs)
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Bump On Armpit, Hard Spot Beside It, Leaks Fluid. Any Ways To Pop Without Mashing And Being Painful?

Hi, Welcome and thanks for posting your query to Healthcare Magic. As per your query you have a bump/ swelling on armpit which has hard spot beside it and leaks fluid with bad odor. After reading your query I can make out two possibilities- one of the simple boil or it can be a sebaceous cyst which which got infected. The boil is formed because of the infection to the hair root and hair follicle. Sebaceous cyst is the collection of cheezy material in the oil gands surrounded by a wall. In your query you have not mentioned the exact time period since you noticed this swelling. If it present from few days to weeks then is the possibility of boil or if present from multiple months then can be the sebaceous cyst. Now presently as the swelling is having discharge along with bad odor in it means it is infected and immediate medial attention should be made to take care of the bump. Bad odor means some kind of serious internal infection which should be immedialty taken out. SO meet a surgeon to take care of the problem at the earliest. Hope these informations will help. With good health wishes Dr Sanjay Kumar Kanodia MD (Dermatology & STDs)