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I have an unexplained growth on the upper innter thigh. the growth itself does not hurt but it has strecthed my skin which is cauing a lot of pain. Is there any over the counter meds that would help ease the pain?

 

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June 16 2006 at 11:31 AM (6 minutes and 16 seconds later)
         
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Can you decribe the growth in detail?

Size, colour, shape?

How long has it has been there? How much has it changed over recent weeks/months?

How does it feel in texture?

What changes has it made to the skin around it?

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Edited by plaw123 on June 16 2006 at 11:31 AM

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June 16 2006 at 11:45 AM (14 minutes and 37 seconds later)
         
Reply to Pauline's Post: 1. the growth is a hard mass under the skin.
2. the size about the distance between your thumb and index finger. color: same as my skin tone (brown) shape: round and raisen.
3. Its been there for a week. over the last few days it has started as a small marble grew to a smaller version of a baseball.
4. hard sac. skin round it is red peeling and tight.
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June 16 2006 at 11:54 AM (8 minutes and 10 seconds later)
         
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I am concerned that this is a bacterial infection which is needing attention. Considering its size then this needs to be seen by your doctor, or the ER over the weekend owing to its rapid growth. It may need draining, and certainly appropraite antibiotics.

A faruncle is the name given to an infected hair follicle which develops a Staph aureus infection. It can lead to abcess under the skin, an abcess is an area of infection 'walled off' which makes it harder to treat. It could be a fluid filled cyst, but one which grows this quickly is usually infected.

Depending upon its location, it could also be an infected gland or lymph node. Again a doctor is the first port of call.

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