What causes painful knot in chest?
Patient: What does it mean if you have a knot in your chest ? my chest been hurting me so bad I can barley move , & I been had this little hole under my left breast & now it s a knot in it & it hurt really bad when I touch it or lay down on my stomach .. & I always get knots under my right arm pit .. Can you please tell me what all this stuff means? Doctor: Thanks for your question on HCM.In my opinion you are having enlarged Lymphnodes.Your history and description favours possibility of enlarged Lymphnodes only.Lymphnodes are lymph draining organs and can be enlarged in infection.You are also feeling pain, which again favours infective enlargement of Lymphnodes.But better to consult doctor and get done clinical examination of swellings.You may need biopsy of the lesion if doctor feels so.Otherwise broad spectrum antibiotics are sufficient to treat enlarged Lymphnodes.Sometimes lung infection can also cause enlarged Lymphnodes, so get done chest x ray to rule out this.