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What Causes Lump On The Back Of Earlobe?

I had a squishy lump on the back of my earlobe for weeks and it was slightly painful today I peeled loose skin off of the area and a lot of blood oozed out and ran down my neck and was everywhere now there is a hole there and around the ear is black/bruised , what was it?
Mon, 13 Apr 2020
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Hi,

Noted the history of a squishy lump behind the ear, pealed the skin, caused bleeding and the ear became bruised.
From the history this looks to be one of hte following:
Infected sebaceous cyst that you opened up, causing bleeding also but the oozing sipped through a sub-cutaneous plain causing change in color of the ear.
Could have been a hemangioma.
Hence I would advise you the following in such a situation:
Rush to ER or your Doctor as this needs to be diagnosed well.
May need a stitch to stop blessing.
Antibiotic if infection was the cause.
Supportive and symptomatic management also.
Once the diagnosis is done then a proper definitive management as per the cause.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. T. Chandrakant, ENT and General Surgeon
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What Causes Lump On The Back Of Earlobe?

Hi, Noted the history of a squishy lump behind the ear, pealed the skin, caused bleeding and the ear became bruised. From the history this looks to be one of hte following: Infected sebaceous cyst that you opened up, causing bleeding also but the oozing sipped through a sub-cutaneous plain causing change in color of the ear. Could have been a hemangioma. Hence I would advise you the following in such a situation: Rush to ER or your Doctor as this needs to be diagnosed well. May need a stitch to stop blessing. Antibiotic if infection was the cause. Supportive and symptomatic management also. Once the diagnosis is done then a proper definitive management as per the cause. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. T. Chandrakant, ENT and General Surgeon