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My wife is 8 + months pregnant there is a lump under left armpit. no milk coming yet. could this be a clogged gland?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

She may have : An inflammed axillary lymph node. Recommend that she d/w her obstetrician if it worsens or is associated with redness, fever, chills or further swelling.

Answered 6/12/2013

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