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A member asked:

Hard bump at the bottom of my ear where the earlobe meets the side of my head. been there for months, swelling goes down sometimes. lymph node?

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Dr. David Kam answered

Bump around ear lobe: The most likely lesions are sebaceous cysts. See an ENT doctor.

Answered 5/28/2018

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