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What Causes A Painful Lump Under The Skin?
2 weeks ago I had a skin infection and was put in hospital for it it started on my left foot and went up my left leg and the stopped it when it got to mu inter thigh ...but noe I have a red swollen spot that seems to be getting bigger and has pain lump under skin???
Mon, 2 Mar 2015
How Are Skin Cysts Treated?Cysts usually do notcause painunless they rupture or become infected or inflamed. Most cysts do not disappear on their own without treatment. Some cysts may need to be drained torelieve symptoms. That involves piercing the cystwith a scalpel and draining it. That doesn't cure the cyst, however. Some inflamed cysts can be treated with an injection ofcortisonemedicationto cause it to shrink. Cysts that do not respond toother treatments or reoccur can be removed surgically if they cause troublesome symptom
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