Cysts
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Cysts Home Care: Warning Signs
Notify your doctor if you have cysts and any of the following:
Fever
Worsening pain
Worsening
swelling
Pus draining from the cyst
Skin redness and
swelling
Red streaks that travel from the cyst:
Lymphangitis
of the arm
Lymphangitis
of the back of the leg
Lymphangitis
of the hand from a finger wound
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Cysts Underlying Cause
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Lump under the skin
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Last Updated: Nov 5, 2008
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Cysts References:
Kwittken J. Sebaceous cyst: fact, not fiction. Int J Dermatol. 1994 Mar;33(3):218-9.
Nakamura M. Treating a sebaceous cyst: an incisional technique. Aesthetic Plast Surg. 2001 Jan-Feb;25(1):52-6.
Thaller SR, Bauer BS. Cysts and cyst-like lesions of the skin and subcutaneous tissue. Clin Plast Surg. 1987 Apr;14(2):327-40.
