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Cyst on chest
Hi, I have a cyst on the chest. Sometimes it swells and pains a lot. I took t bact ointment and some antibiotics, it solved the problem. But it re appeared twice within gap of 4years. What is this cyst or boil is called? Still I have a small green color dot on the same area without swelling/infection. Attaching the old images when it had the problem in past. I stays in hyderabad. If any surgeons in hyderabad please share your details, I can visit. Thanks in advance
As per your details and the image, the cyst seems to be a case of sebaceous cyst & the pain which happens intermittently is highly due to secondary infection of the cyst.
The treatment of the condition is surgical excision of the cyst.
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Visit a Surgeon for further management.
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Hello, This is Dr Manish Nigam, Surgeon from Noida...actually if this swelling of yours was there for a few months but painless initially...n later on became painful...then it's most likely an infected sebaceous cyst...which has to be removed surgically....or if it appeared suddenly in a time span of 3-4 days only...then it's more likely Folliculitis which occurs due to plucking of hair n then follicle get infected...so to confirm the diagnosis you should get an Ultrasound done of this area...n then consult.
Next Steps
USG and USG guided FNAC & Culture sensitivity of the aspirated material.
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don't take over the counter drugs/ self medications
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