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I have a hard pea sized lump behind my ear, i pushed it an white pus came out followed by bloody fluid, but the lump hasn't got smaller?

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Dr. Creighton Wright answered

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Cyst: Common sebaceous cysts in this area. May fill up, again with old skin and can get infected. Removal is possible. Start with a pimple in youth, blackhead, and just keep enlarging over time. If you can keep, it emptied it will stay the same for years without surgery.

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Answered 9/21/2013

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A member asked:

I have a hard pea sized lump behind my ear, i pushed it an white pus came out followed by bloody fluid, but the lump hasn't got smaller?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Creighton Wright answered

Dr Wright and another doctor agreed

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