HELLP! I have always had this birth mark on my chest that looks like a pin prick. Just under my neck and above my chest. Until recently it just was there but now has started to smell and is very painful to touch. It smells like body odour which is totally out of the ordinary for me!! When I push it clear stuff comes out of it and it smells awful. Could it be a blocked sweat gland? Or what?? I really really would appreciate an answer from ANYONE who can help, as even though Im a bit worried I feel its a bit trivial for the doctors!
2006-11-20 09:52:09 · 3 answers · asked by loujeg 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Skin Conditions
Sounds like your typical sebacious cyst. You can have one of these for a long time and have it NOT flare-up. And then all of a sudden, it's swollen, red and oozing stinky, smelly fluid. It's an encapsulated type of growth, so it will need to be excised in its entirety, not simpy drained. Or it will return at a later date. The surgeon I work for would most likely put you on antibiotics to calm down the immediate infection and then have you come back to have it excised at a later date while it's much more calmed down. Simple, in-office procedure...10 minutes tops!!!
2006-11-20 10:22:43 · answer #1 · answered by Ms. "D" 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lou: This is not trivial, go to a doctor right now, Haven't you ever read, or heard about what you should do if you have any changes in warts, moles, things of that nature?
Go see a doctor, if it's going to take to long go to an ER they'll look at it and make arraignments to see one. Good luck.
2006-11-20 09:57:24 · answer #2 · answered by cowboydoc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all,NOTHING is trivial to talk to your Dr about when it is something that is "different" with your body than before,ANY changes should be discussed with your Dr. I would NOT "push" on it again,that could cause more problems.
2006-11-20 09:55:58 · answer #3 · answered by grbarnaba 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋