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Suggest Treatment For A Foul Smelling Lump On The Neck
There is a small, pea-sized lump on the left side of my neck over the platysma muscle, close to where you would take a carotid pulse. It must be open somewhere, because there is a cheesy odour coming from it. It is white in colour (my skin is brown), and I can feel it when I move my neck. Do you think it could be zapped with liquid nitrogen, or drained? It smells when you touch it and I think it is so gross.
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Thu, 13 Mar 2014
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Hi,
From history it seems that there might be having infected sebaceous cyst producing white cheesy material with foul smell.
Consult surgeon and get examined.
If there is cyst, it might require excision of cyst with complete removal of sac to get complete cure.
Ok and take care.
From history it seems that there might be having infected sebaceous cyst producing white cheesy material with foul smell.
Consult surgeon and get examined.
If there is cyst, it might require excision of cyst with complete removal of sac to get complete cure.
Ok and take care.
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