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What Does A Painful Knot On Buttocks Indicate?

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Posted on Mon, 10 Nov 2014
Question: I have a painful knot on left butt cheek it started out small but now it is probably 4 inches long you can't see it but if you feel it it feels really tight.I can't sit on it.the pain is so severe its making me sick.
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Answered by Dr. Grzegorz Stanko (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
Abscess.

Detailed Answer:
Hello!

Thank you for the query.

The pain indicates that some inflammation is present in the knot area. Most probable reason of your symptoms is an abscess. It could appear due to skin glands inflammation or sebaceus cyst infection.
I suggest you to consult general surgeon with this issue. Soft tissues ultrasound should be done to determine what are you dealing with. In case of abscess confirmation it should be incised and drained.

Hope this will help. Feel free to ask further questions.
Regards.
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What Does A Painful Knot On Buttocks Indicate?

Brief Answer: Abscess. Detailed Answer: Hello! Thank you for the query. The pain indicates that some inflammation is present in the knot area. Most probable reason of your symptoms is an abscess. It could appear due to skin glands inflammation or sebaceus cyst infection. I suggest you to consult general surgeon with this issue. Soft tissues ultrasound should be done to determine what are you dealing with. In case of abscess confirmation it should be incised and drained. Hope this will help. Feel free to ask further questions. Regards.