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What Causes Lump On Testicles?

I have a acorn sized lump beside my left testical. A few days ago I squeezed it and got white stuff out of it. It has gotten so painful that I cant sit down. I tried squeezing it again but nothing comes out. Its really too painful to squeeze anymore. It is red and hot to the touch.
Mon, 29 Dec 2014
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Hi! Good evening. I am Dr Shareef answering your query.

Even though a personal physical examination would confirm it, from your history this seems to be an inflamed sebaceous cyst not uncommon in the skin of the scrotum. If I were your doctor, I would advise you not to fiddle with it which caused the cyst to get infected and painful, prescribe you with a broad spectrum antibiotic, and an anti inflammatory with a proton pump inhibitor which should be able to control the infection and the pain symptomatically. Once the infection gets controlled, I would advise you to consult a general surgeon for a surgical removal (a minor operation under local anaesthetic) of the cyst for a complete cure and prevent recurrent infections. This should permanently solve the problem.

However, if the infection does not get controlled at this stage, and an abscess forms, I would advise you for a simple incision and drainage , followed by a complete removal of the cyst at a later date when there won't be any infection.

I hope this information would help you in discussing with your family physician/treating doctor in further management of your problem. Please do not hesitate to ask in case of any further doubts.

Thanks for choosing health care magic to clear doubts on your health problems. I wish you an early recovery. Dr Shareef.

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What Causes Lump On Testicles?

Hi! Good evening. I am Dr Shareef answering your query. Even though a personal physical examination would confirm it, from your history this seems to be an inflamed sebaceous cyst not uncommon in the skin of the scrotum. If I were your doctor, I would advise you not to fiddle with it which caused the cyst to get infected and painful, prescribe you with a broad spectrum antibiotic, and an anti inflammatory with a proton pump inhibitor which should be able to control the infection and the pain symptomatically. Once the infection gets controlled, I would advise you to consult a general surgeon for a surgical removal (a minor operation under local anaesthetic) of the cyst for a complete cure and prevent recurrent infections. This should permanently solve the problem. However, if the infection does not get controlled at this stage, and an abscess forms, I would advise you for a simple incision and drainage , followed by a complete removal of the cyst at a later date when there won t be any infection. I hope this information would help you in discussing with your family physician/treating doctor in further management of your problem. Please do not hesitate to ask in case of any further doubts. Thanks for choosing health care magic to clear doubts on your health problems. I wish you an early recovery. Dr Shareef.