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Big soft pimple like lump in underarm
Started with a pimple but suddenly it got big and flat and soft to touch.
Also, painful only when touched.
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Apply Mupirocin ointment
Twice daily for three days
If it doesn’t heal consult for further opinion
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Kindly discuss for your concern
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Please consult with a General Surgeon in your area. It may need incision and drainage.
I am not recommending antibiotics and painkillers because it has already become painful. So pus is already formed.
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Start antibiotics and nsaids.
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It could be furuncle, a hair follicle infection.
Consult for any query .
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consult surgeon
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Dr. Kesanapalli Bhavya Sree
Internal Medicine
Vijayawada
Consult a general surgeon.. He will examine u in detail and u may require antibiotics
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Dr. Nazia Begum M.G
General Physician
13 yrs exp
Belgaum
Do not neglect wound has to healed with proper medication and further evaluation need to be done,it could be infected lymph nodes
Consult online available nw
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Dr. Bisweswar Das
General Physician
6 yrs exp
Bhubaneswar
Kindly consult
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