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Belly button smell and discharge, no piercing due to ovarian cyst?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Sound infected.: Causes of navel discharge include abnormalities of the uracha (cyst, sinus or patent uracha), complications from past laparoscopic surgery, umbilical abscess ; recurrent folliculitis. More superficial fungal (such as yeast) and bacterial infections can occur.

Dr Balin agreed

Answered 12/1/2013

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