Hi.......for a couple years I have had a small lump under my armpit that didnt hurt at all.....last week I contracted a nasty cough from someone that cause me to loose my voice for a while....Two days after that I woke up in severe pain...the lump that was not hurting at all became swollen and hurts so bad it has persisted for 3 days now. I have also observed that ithas a really foul scent......I am desparately trying to figure out whats wrong.
Hi, Thanks for writing to Chat Doctor. I think that lump was an enlarged lymph node which has now got infected when you got cough and turned into an abscess. You need to show it to a surgeon for a physical examination, and he will mostly start you on antibiotics to control the infection and Chat Doctor.