A member asked:

There is a knot in the right ear lobe that is painful to touch. the skin of the lobe is red. it has been in this state for 5 days. what do you think?

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Dr. Louise Andrew answered

Specializes in Emergency Medicine

Infection: Most likely is a pimple, but you can get pretty severe infections in ear cartilage if they don't get treated. Put a warm wash cloth on the ear at least 6 times today for about 5 minutes each time, and if it is not the least bit better by tomorrow you should see someone and get on an antibiotic.

Answered 6/10/2015

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