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Lump On Cheek Bone. Is It A Cyst Of Staph Infection?
I have a lump about the size of a nickel under the skin next to my left cheek bone. It started out about the size of a pea when I first noticed it and has grown a lot over the last week or so. I had a similar lump on the back of my head about six months ago but the doctor I saw wasn't even 100% sure what it was, regardless he cut it open and squeezed out whatever was in there. This did not help as it continued to grow back numerous times. I've heard it could be staph infection or a cyst but I would like to have an idea of what it is before I go back to the doctor here
Mon, 23 Sep 2013
Hi lump on the cheek bone can be nodulocystic acne caused by propinobacterium acne or sometimes caused by staphylococcal bacterium.whatever reason can be use azithromycin 500 mg weekly thrice for 4 weeks and apply clindamycin ointment.if nodulocystic acne it decreases in size .if it is so use isotretinion 20 mg alt.night for 10 days.if not it is normal cyst cured by surgery alone
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