Anonymous
2 years
3 days ago I got a lump in my right armpit, it hurts when I touch it,
Hello. It’s been several months now that I sometimes notice that my armpit hurts, the strange thing is that they alternate sometimes in one and others in another but it happens very often almost 3 or 4 times a month when I touch it it bothers me it rarely protrudes from the armpit and it hurts a lot, after a week it’s gone but then it happens either in the same one or in the other one.
3 days ago I got a lump in my right armpit, it hurts when I touch it, I have premenstrual syndrome, so my breasts hurt, they are swollen, but I don’t feel anything unusual in my breasts, only in my armpit, what could it be?
Dr Nur Syuhada binti Zulkifli,
2 years
Hello and thank you for your question.
Based on your question, I understand that you are worried about your problem. I will try to help you.
For your information, some of the main causes of armpit lumps include:
- Tissue growth without cancer, fibroids (fibroadenoma)
- Cyst or fluid -filled sac
- Allergic reactions to deodorants, antiperspirants, or soaps
- Viral or bacterial infections
- An infection that flows into a lump in the armpit
- Fat growth (lipomas)
- Side effects to the vaccine
- Fungal infections
- Lupus
- Breast cancer
- Lymphoma
- Leukemia
You can also contact our doctor online for further information and management.
I hope this answer helps you. Thank you.