Armpit pain with no lump

It is common to have armpit pain without feeling any lump. Many people don’t know what is going on. Not feeling the lump may be a nerve factor, such as neuritis, vasculitis and other diseases. This symptom may also occur when suffering from mastitis or breast hyperplasia. Such patients should not smoke, drink or eat spicy food. If the condition is serious, they should go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment. Let us now take a closer look at what causes armpit pain without any lump to be felt.

If there is no lump under the armpit but the pain is caused, it may be accessory breast, or it may be peripheral neuritis, vasculitis, muscle and fascia damage. In this case, first identify the cause and give symptomatic treatment. Patients with accessory breast, if the pain is more obvious, can consider taking oral Chinese patent medicine, Xiaoyao Pills, Rutai Capsules. Maintain a happy mood in daily life, avoid tension and anxiety, and avoid eating high-calorie foods and foods containing exogenous hormones. Peripheral neuritis, avoid contact with harmful heavy metals. Actively treat primary diseases, such as diabetes, kidney disease, etc. For patients with clinical symptoms, in addition to active treatment of the primary disease, symptomatic treatment can also be considered. Use nerve nourishing drugs, vitamin B1, B12, nerve growth factor, coenzyme Q10, etc., and also use drugs to assist in improving microcirculation, such as ligustrazine hydrochloride and low molecular weight dextran. For muscle fascia injuries, cold compresses should be applied in the early stages, and hot compresses can be considered after 48 hours. Local treatments include physical therapy, acupressure, local pain point blocking treatment, etc. For patients with phlebitis, sensitive antibiotics should also be given by intravenous drip.

Why do I always have pain under my armpits?

So what exactly causes armpit pain?

1. What causes armpit pain due to mastitis? In fact, this may be a sign of breast disease. Mastitis is common after childbirth, and is especially likely to occur during the postpartum period. Severe breast pain, accompanied by breast redness, swelling, obvious tenderness, fever and other inflammatory symptoms. Special reminder: If you have armpit pain, you should consider the possibility of breast malignancy. Although there is an 80% chance that breast pain is not malignant, it should not be taken lightly, especially the pain in the armpit.

2. The pain intensity of breast hyperplasia changes regularly with the menstrual cycle: it worsens before menstruation and eases after menstruation. Other symptoms include breast lumps, and the size of the lumps may change cyclically with menstruation. The lumps of breast hyperplasia are distributed in flakes, blocks or granules, of different sizes, with good mobility and no adhesion to surrounding tissues. In contrast, malignant breast tumors often show progressive growth, unclear boundaries, poor mobility, and obvious adhesion to surrounding tissues.