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What Causes Small Reoccurring Lump Near Tailbone?

I have a small reoccurring lump under the skin at my tailbone. When it first comes on it is extremely itchy, then a few days it will become kind of slimy and smell really bad and then disappear. When it opens and becomes come what slimy it hurts. What could this be?
Wed, 27 May 2015
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HI,Dear, Thanks for the query from you for your painful lump in rt inner-thigh .1-I am happy that you are serious to know why this leg -lump is having painful spasms?2-In my opinion this lump at the tail bone with repeated cropping up with slimy discharge with bad smell and with itching, is -Pilonidal sinus.3-Though you have not told the duration , and how long it is recurring,4- In my opinion-possibility of infecting and re-infecting Pilonidal sinus-with slimy abscess is very strong,as from the facts provided by your query.5-I would advise Surgeons opinion.6-Hence You should be panicky and worried , and go Urgtly go to ER -Surgeon doctor.7-You should haveX-ray of the area and the sinogram-to arrive at the cause of the recurring painful lump at the tail bone.8-Hope this would solve your worry of the painful reccuring tailbone lump.9-So urgtly take -the advise from the ER Surgeon.10-Wellcome to HCM for any more query.
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What Causes Small Reoccurring Lump Near Tailbone?

HI,Dear, Thanks for the query from you for your painful lump in rt inner-thigh .1-I am happy that you are serious to know why this leg -lump is having painful spasms?2-In my opinion this lump at the tail bone with repeated cropping up with slimy discharge with bad smell and with itching, is -Pilonidal sinus.3-Though you have not told the duration , and how long it is recurring,4- In my opinion-possibility of infecting and re-infecting Pilonidal sinus-with slimy abscess is very strong,as from the facts provided by your query.5-I would advise Surgeons opinion.6-Hence You should be panicky and worried , and go Urgtly go to ER -Surgeon doctor.7-You should haveX-ray of the area and the sinogram-to arrive at the cause of the recurring painful lump at the tail bone.8-Hope this would solve your worry of the painful reccuring tailbone lump.9-So urgtly take -the advise from the ER Surgeon.10-Wellcome to HCM for any more query.