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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
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
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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