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What Does A White Bump With Pus On Left Side Of Chest Imply?
My son is almost 5 years old and for almost a year he has had a white bump on his areola area, right next to his nipple. His dr thinks its just a skin tag but it looks like a pimple all white. We used warm compresses and nothing, well today he was in the pool and scratched it and a little bit of white stuff came out of the bump, so I looked at it and pushed a little, just a little and a lot of what looked like puss came out like a pimple. Now its full again and I dont want to touch it anymore because I dont want to make it hurt, could this be a pimple? clogged duct? it looks like it has blood and puss in it now.
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Thu, 13 Mar 2014
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Hello,
I passed carefully through your question and would explain that based on your description, it could be a clogged duct or a lipoma (fat tissue lesion).
In my opinion, the best thing to do is not to traumatize it, as it may lead to inflammation.
If its dimensions increase, consulting with a surgeon may be needed, after performing a soft tissues ultrasound, in order to examine better its nature.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Ilir Sharka, Cardiologist
I passed carefully through your question and would explain that based on your description, it could be a clogged duct or a lipoma (fat tissue lesion).
In my opinion, the best thing to do is not to traumatize it, as it may lead to inflammation.
If its dimensions increase, consulting with a surgeon may be needed, after performing a soft tissues ultrasound, in order to examine better its nature.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Ilir Sharka, Cardiologist
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