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Skin nodules
Subcutaneous nodules are raised skin lesions that originate in the subcutaneous layer, so are deeper than surface lesions.
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A 46-year old asked:
I have a painless red skin nodule in my lower armpit. Should I be concerned?
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A 30-year old asked:
My sister has skin nodules and the doctors don't know what they are. What can we do?
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A 47-year old asked:
What is a skin nodule?
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A 50-year old female asked:
What causes nodules under skin on bottom of feet?
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A 22-year old female asked:
Doc suggests biopsy for nodules under skin and blackening and swelling of lower leg..could it be cancer?
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A 26-year old male asked:
Symptoms of nodular skin cancers?
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A 40-year old male asked:
For the last month I have been very itchy on my skin over my ribs on my right side . I also have noticed that I have nodules that are non tender and are increasing in number from 1-5 They do not hurt and do not move. Any ideas. I have felt like I h
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A 24-year old female asked:
Small pea size painful nodule under right armpit, jus noticed tendeness today, not a pimple, underneath skin. What is it?
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A 32-year old female asked:
I have a blue nodule under my skin on my back. Sometimes if I'm sitting my back against a hard surface it hurts. What is it though?
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A 24-year old female asked:
is small nodules that look like skin tags on the genitals always HPV?
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A 22-year old female asked:
Why is biopsy needed for discolouration and swelling of lower leg that has nodules under the skin? How much chance that it might be cancer?
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A 59-year old male asked:
Dermatologists: Currently, what is the most long lasting proven filler for deep forehead wrinkles that doesn't result in nodules under the skin?
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A 22-year old female asked:
My mom,55 yrs has hard subcutaneous nodules on left lower-leg than has hardened and skin on leg turned black and swelled..can it be cancer?
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A 20-year old male asked:
Raised mole on shoulder.pinched it n piece of black skin broke off. scratched with nail it bled and now the mole is flat.nodular melanoma? 20yo guy
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A 52-year old female asked:
Can subcutaneous nodules(around 1 cm) on lower legs that slightly itch wid little swelling and blackening(purplish)of skin on legs be signs of cancer?
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A 22-year old female asked:
Can hard subcutaneous nodules(around 1 cm each)on lower legs, that slightly itch and blackened skin and slight swelling of legs be symptoms of cancer?
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A 50-year old female asked:
If you tested positive on tb skin test when I was pregnant over 25 yrs ago would that cause fluid filled nodule and or enlarged lymphnodes n chest? I was told at the time I will always show positive and all crags have come bk normal until ct scan about 8
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A 66-year old female asked:
If tsh level is 4.5 with thyroid nodules could that be reason my hair is falling out, dry skin and dry eye?
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A 28-year old male asked:
Swollen thyroid past 5 mos. No nodules, no antibodies & thyroid levels in normal range. GP says 'asymptomatic goiter' but I have super dry skin, brittle hair falling out, very hard stools. What to do?
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A 38-year old asked:
Will tyroid nodules disappear on their own?
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A 33-year old female asked:
How does someone get nodules on their thyroids?
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A 39-year old asked:
Nodules around the kidney. What could it signify?
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A 34-year old female asked:
What are indeterminate complex nodules in my thyroid?
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A 41-year old asked:
What is nodular mucosa?
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A 38-year old asked:
What is an echogenic nodule?
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A 59-year old female asked:
What cause nodules on thumbs?
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A 50-year old male asked:
What is severe nodular antral gastritis?
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A 46-year old asked:
Nodule on jaw line, should I be concerned?
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A 44-year old asked:
What is the treatment for vocal cord nodules?
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A 37-year old asked:
What are the symptoms of multi-nodular goitre?
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