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Lump under right arm fatty area? hard, painful, none movable, red-purple tent, internal & raised above skin level, burning & sharp radiating pains

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Dr. Allan Goldstein answered

Infection: Heat. If doesn't resolve see md to see if antibiotics or further workup needed.

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Answered 11/27/2017

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