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What Causes Bump Under Arm To A 12 Year Old?
Hi, my daughter is 12 years old and she has been complaining about a bump under her arm. I think that it s a lymph node or whatever it s called and I tried to pop it but she said that it hurt her really bad and now she has a few other bumps in the same are as well....is this normal? If so what can I do to help?
Fri, 23 Oct 2015
Hi...this is not normal. This could be a lymph node getting secondarily infected and she might require antibiotic therapy after evaluation. Sometimes it can become an abscess with pus formation too. I suggest you get in touch with her pediatrician regarding this.
Secondly she needs to be evaluated for the cause of this lymphadenopathy. It could be an infection elsewhere in the chest which is causing this too.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
Secondly she needs to be evaluated for the cause of this lymphadenopathy. It could be an infection elsewhere in the chest which is causing this too.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
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