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What Causes A Lump In Armpit?

Hello I have a lump on the top of my arm pit. I squeeze it and I can feel the pus just pushing out of it. Sometimes it s just long and stringy and is white. Other times it looks like a darker pus (kinda brown). I have it now and this is my third time getting it. The pus don t smell. The bump gets to be about a little smaller than a marble and i can grab with my fingers. What do you think may cause this? I m starting to worry about it now. Is it something I should have checked out?
Tue, 8 Apr 2014
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Hi. The site and size of the lump tells me about the possibility of infected sebaceous cyst in armpit, a common site for this problem.
I would advise to get this checked out and request the Doctor to get this excised as this will be a constant site for non-healing.
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What Causes A Lump In Armpit?

Hi. The site and size of the lump tells me about the possibility of infected sebaceous cyst in armpit, a common site for this problem. I would advise to get this checked out and request the Doctor to get this excised as this will be a constant site for non-healing.