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What Causes Painful Red Lump Which Occurs On The Body?

I'm a healthy 28 year old male with no history of any lump issues. For slightly over a month now I've had a red lump under my arm. That alone isn't the alarming thing. What is getting to me is that it seems to drift around. It will be a raised red lump one day, then seem deflated, then gone. A few days later, it will have shifted locations and be raised again. it's not very large, about the diameter of a pencil eraser and raise only about the height of a regular small zit. But it does hurt, and it seems to leave a trail when it moves not unlike a stretch mark. I'm really concerned, and have not seen a dermatologist.
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hi.
Thanks for your query.
Well, this looks to be hidradenitis, a condition of the skin of the armpit. One gets the exact symptoms you have.
Take a course of an antibiotic. Long-term doxycyclin helps a lot.
You need to clean the area with Povidone iodine 4 times a day.
IT is most likely to get healed up with this. Occasional patient needs Surgery to excise the affected skin area.
You may not need it.
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What Causes Painful Red Lump Which Occurs On The Body?

Hi. Thanks for your query. Well, this looks to be hidradenitis, a condition of the skin of the armpit. One gets the exact symptoms you have. Take a course of an antibiotic. Long-term doxycyclin helps a lot. You need to clean the area with Povidone iodine 4 times a day. IT is most likely to get healed up with this. Occasional patient needs Surgery to excise the affected skin area. You may not need it.