Lump under armpit can have various causes, ranging in severity from 'troubling' to 'generally fatal'. Finding the true cause means ruling out or confirming each possibility – in other words, diagnosis.
Diagnosis is usually a complex process due to the sheer number of possible causes and related symptoms. In order to diagnose lump under armpit, we could:
Cause | Probability | Status |
---|---|---|
HIV/AIDS | 99% | Confirm |
Enlarged Lymph Nodes | 29% | Unlikely |
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma | 17% | Unlikely |
Infectious Mononucleosis | 2% | Ruled out |
Sarcoidosis | 1% | Ruled out |
Vasectomy Side-Effects | 0% | Ruled out |
Chronic Fatigue-Fibromyalgia | 0% | Ruled out |
Valley Fever (Coccidioidomycosis) | 0% | Ruled out |
UNDER ARMPITS: Do you have any swollen lymph nodes here?
Possible responses:
→ Don't know→ No → Often, but not right now → 1-2 lymph nodes swollen → 3 or more nodes swollen |
The lymph nodes that are associated with CFS are small, moveable, not tender and most commonly involve the neck, axillary region or inguinal region.
Enlarged Lymph Nodes also suggests the following possibilities: