What Should I Do Bump In My Armpit A Few Days Back I Was Hoping It To Go Away On Its On But Now Its Getting Bigger?

Posted on Tue, 19 May 2020

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Question : hello, i am a 42year old female,i felt a bump in my armpit a few days back i was hoping it to go away on its on but now its getting bigger and i feel pain when i press it please guide me what should i do

Answered by Dr. Dr. Ivan Romich (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
probably swollen lymph node

Detailed Answer:
Hi ,
In most cases, this is caused by swollen lymph nodes as a result of any infection, such as respiratory, skin infection or other. If I am right, it should pull back in few weeks.
However, if there is pain,redness and increase in size then it may be abscess or ateroma and then surgical removal is required under local anesthesia.
Third, if there is no improvement over time, you should do ultrasound with needle biopsy along with breast ultrasound to rule out some other issues.
Wish you good health. Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Ivan Romich (2 hours later)

do i need to take any antibiotics ?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Ivan Romich (7 hours later)

Brief Answer:
See next

Detailed Answer:
If there is redness, fever or pus discharge then yes, you should take amoxicilin 5 days or apply gentamicin ointment. If not, then there is no need of antibiotics

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Nagamani Ng