What could be the lump behind neck?
Patient: I have gotten my neck pierced at the back, just above my spinal column, it has has been getting cleaned regularly and somehow it has a lump where the piercing is, aswell as a slight amount of pus radiating from it. Could you help me get to the bottom of what this can be ? Doctor: Hi,Thanks for writing to HCM.That is an abscess following infection due to the piercing.You need to shoe it to a surgeon if its incision and drainage under antibiotic cover. Or if it is very small then take a course of antibiotic and burst it yourself after cleaning it with an antiseptic solotion, followed by regular dressing.RegardsDr. Ashish Verma