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What Could Growing, Painful, Extremely Red Lump On Back With Inability To Get Fluid Out Indicate?

my husband had a lump on his back for around 10 years..it has recently started growing fast and became very painful and extremely red.he went to the e.r. a few days ago ,they tried to get fluid out, but there was none..he is going to a surgeon tomorrow, but he is nervous because they could not get fluid out and someone he works with told him that was not a good sign..should we be worried.?
Mon, 21 Apr 2014
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HI. Nothing to worry at all.
This looks to be a sebaceous cyst (10 years history - on back) , now got infected so grew very fast, with pain and redness.
Just make sure he is not a diabetic.
The Surgeon has the option to clean it under anesthesia or to give antibiotic and anti-inflammatory medicines now and go for definitive surgery later. Both things are OK and will be decided by the Surgeon on merits of the case. Just follow his advise
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What Could Growing, Painful, Extremely Red Lump On Back With Inability To Get Fluid Out Indicate?

HI. Nothing to worry at all. This looks to be a sebaceous cyst (10 years history - on back) , now got infected so grew very fast, with pain and redness. Just make sure he is not a diabetic. The Surgeon has the option to clean it under anesthesia or to give antibiotic and anti-inflammatory medicines now and go for definitive surgery later. Both things are OK and will be decided by the Surgeon on merits of the case. Just follow his advise