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Can A Large Armpit Skin Growth With Redness And Pus Be Treated?

I just notice one of my skin tags under my armpit is pimple-ish . By that I mean it caused me some discomfort so I took off my sweatshirt and saw the skin tag I remember was pretty small had now looked red and pretty big. I pulled on it to make sure it wasn t a tick and with the very small pressure I used, smelly puss came out of multiple sides of it. What could this be and do I possible have cancer? Should I just clip it at the base with a pair of scissors in the morning?
posted on Tue, 14 Oct 2014
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Hello,
Thanks for the query,
warts are viral infection caused by HPV virus.
Treatment is by local application of keratolytics like salicylic acid.
If you dont get relief with these, radiofrequency ablator can be used to destroy the virus affected skin.
Maintain personal hygiene.
Don’t cut it with scissors.
Please meet a dermatologist for exact diagnosis.
Let me know if you have any other doubt.
you can ask a direct question to me on this forum, following the below link.
http://www.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-rahul-kumar/64818
Wishing you a good health.
Thank you
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Can A Large Armpit Skin Growth With Redness And Pus Be Treated?

Hello, Thanks for the query, warts are viral infection caused by HPV virus. Treatment is by local application of keratolytics like salicylic acid. If you dont get relief with these, radiofrequency ablator can be used to destroy the virus affected skin. Maintain personal hygiene. Don’t cut it with scissors. Please meet a dermatologist for exact diagnosis. Let me know if you have any other doubt. you can ask a direct question to me on this forum, following the below link. http://www.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-rahul-kumar/64818 Wishing you a good health. Thank you