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What Does A Small Dark Reddish Bump Below Armpit Indicate?
Occasionally I will get a small dark reddish bump (smaller than a pea) below my armpit, and it looks to be filled with blood. It is mildly uncomfortable, so I usually end up squeezing it and some blood comes out, but it leaves a small hole and still looks dark inside. Eventually the hole mostly closes up but leaves a scar and the texture of the skin over that area is left a bit softer and kind of wrinkly. I have had several of these, always under the left arm, near my breast. I know it is not a pimple or ingrown hair. Any idea what this could be and what s causing it?
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Sun, 30 Nov 2014
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Hello respected,
recurrent such kind of lesions in armpit can be simple boils or can be hidradenitis suppurativa, a condition arising because of blockage of sweat glands in the axilla,
Follow general measures like , keep the area dry by frequent swapping, use proper antideorderdant, use antibacterial soap,
and when such bumps occurs , take a course of antibiotics rifampicin 300mg two times a day, clindamycin 300mg two times a day, and course if of 10 weeks, so do consult a doctor for prescription, and keep in mind rifampicin will cause red orange urine, so don't get frightened.
Thank you, get well soon
recurrent such kind of lesions in armpit can be simple boils or can be hidradenitis suppurativa, a condition arising because of blockage of sweat glands in the axilla,
Follow general measures like , keep the area dry by frequent swapping, use proper antideorderdant, use antibacterial soap,
and when such bumps occurs , take a course of antibiotics rifampicin 300mg two times a day, clindamycin 300mg two times a day, and course if of 10 weeks, so do consult a doctor for prescription, and keep in mind rifampicin will cause red orange urine, so don't get frightened.
Thank you, get well soon
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