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What Causes A Lump At The Back Of My Head With Foul Discharge?

Hi I have a huge lump on the back of my head the pain was too much, so I made the lump bust by pulling a few hairs. It took a few tries but when it finally burst, the discharge was thick white and smelled horrible, also the hair roots were a little bit more large then others and having anywhere from 2 -6 hairs in a single root sorry about the inconvenience of my concern I don t have a way for payment I ll take day to day see what what happens just don t want to leave my two little girls if it s something that may be life threatening
Fri, 2 Jan 2015
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Hi
Thanks for your query.
Based on your query my opinion is
1. Lumps or painful swelling at the back of head with discharge are most often non neoplastic lesions.
2. Possible causes are dermoid cyst/ epidermoid cyst / sebaceous cyst.
3. This can be excised and examined. If non neoplastic, then less likely to recur.
4. Do not try to squeeze/ meddle with the lump as it would only aggravate the lesion.
5. Consult a surgeon and get examined.
6. Its not a cause for concern, lump is treatable.
Hope this helps.
Regards
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What Causes A Lump At The Back Of My Head With Foul Discharge?

Hi Thanks for your query. Based on your query my opinion is 1. Lumps or painful swelling at the back of head with discharge are most often non neoplastic lesions. 2. Possible causes are dermoid cyst/ epidermoid cyst / sebaceous cyst. 3. This can be excised and examined. If non neoplastic, then less likely to recur. 4. Do not try to squeeze/ meddle with the lump as it would only aggravate the lesion. 5. Consult a surgeon and get examined. 6. Its not a cause for concern, lump is treatable. Hope this helps. Regards