I have what I think is a white mole on my shoulder. I don't remember it. Now it is raised with a red circle of inflamation around it. Very painful. My GP blithely said "maybe a little skin cancer - not the kind that spreads". Not to worry. Then gave me Amoxicillin for the infection. I'm terrified. I thought it was a boil and punctured it (I know). No pus - a little blood. I don't think the antibiotic is doing anything. Advice?
Answer: Moles rarely get infected Moles rarely get infected. If it does it is typically superficial and can be treated with topical antibiotic ointment. However, this could be a more serious issue such as a skin cancer and should be checked by a dermatologist who can advise you.
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Answer: Moles rarely get infected Moles rarely get infected. If it does it is typically superficial and can be treated with topical antibiotic ointment. However, this could be a more serious issue such as a skin cancer and should be checked by a dermatologist who can advise you.
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Answer: Is it a mole? If it is painful….it is not a mole. (Unless you scratched or traumatized it accidentally.)If it has redness, it can either be something that got a bit infected (like a sebaceous cyst) or it can be one of several dermatologic skin disorders that range from benign (sebborheic) to "pre cancer" (actinic keratosis) to cancer (squamous cell carcinoma.)In general, giving an antibiotic for a skin cancer, as your practitioner did, makes absolutely no sense at all to me, so it sounds like either things were not explained clearly, the antibiotics were given when not needed, or the wrong diagnosis was made.
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Answer: Is it a mole? If it is painful….it is not a mole. (Unless you scratched or traumatized it accidentally.)If it has redness, it can either be something that got a bit infected (like a sebaceous cyst) or it can be one of several dermatologic skin disorders that range from benign (sebborheic) to "pre cancer" (actinic keratosis) to cancer (squamous cell carcinoma.)In general, giving an antibiotic for a skin cancer, as your practitioner did, makes absolutely no sense at all to me, so it sounds like either things were not explained clearly, the antibiotics were given when not needed, or the wrong diagnosis was made.
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October 15, 2012
Answer: Moles rarely get infected
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October 15, 2012
Answer: Moles rarely get infected
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July 24, 2009
Answer: Infected lesion or mole. It is generally not wise to operate on an infected lesion. Allow the lesion to heal from your injury to it and respond to the adntibiotics. After waiting a period of 2-3 weeks, you can consider having the lesion excised and biopsied.
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July 24, 2009
Answer: Infected lesion or mole. It is generally not wise to operate on an infected lesion. Allow the lesion to heal from your injury to it and respond to the adntibiotics. After waiting a period of 2-3 weeks, you can consider having the lesion excised and biopsied.
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December 1, 2016
Answer: Infected moles and skin cancer Since there is no photo of the mole it is difficult to advise you. Antibiotics generally take a few days to work and you have to be on the correct antibiotic for the infection. You should seek out a dermatologist rather than a GP. Amoxicillin is generally not give for an infection like you are describing. Any mole that is changing in size and color needs to be evaluated by a dermatologist and sent to the laboratory for examination. Please find a competent and caring dermatologist who is board certified for treatment.
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December 1, 2016
Answer: Infected moles and skin cancer Since there is no photo of the mole it is difficult to advise you. Antibiotics generally take a few days to work and you have to be on the correct antibiotic for the infection. You should seek out a dermatologist rather than a GP. Amoxicillin is generally not give for an infection like you are describing. Any mole that is changing in size and color needs to be evaluated by a dermatologist and sent to the laboratory for examination. Please find a competent and caring dermatologist who is board certified for treatment.
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