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#Painful lump under skin skin
Lipoma (fatty tissue) or a fibroma (fibrous tissue) can also develop under the skin and feel like a doughy mass that grows slowly under the skin. The skin around the ear, just like other parts of the body, can develop lumps from sebaceous cysts, which are sacs filled with pus, excess oil and dead skin cells. Mumps, a viral illness affecting the salivary gland near the ear, causes a large lump accompanied by fever and pain.
Trauma from bug bites or severe injuries can produce small pockets of blood in the tissues called hematoma can also lead to lumps around the ear. Lumps due to local skin infection causes boils and abscesses, which contain pus. Lymph nodes found behind the ears are postauricular lymph nodes and they may swell due to measles or toxoplasmosis. They may also enlarge due to other viral illnesses, cat-scratch fever, lymphoma, or a condition called trypanosomiasis. A condition called oculoglandular syndrome caused by Chlamydia trachomatis or adenovirus consists of severe conjunctivitis, eyelid swelling, corneal ulceration, and swelling of preauricular lymph nodes. Lymph glands found in front of the ear are called preauricular lymph nodes, which drain lymph from around the eyes, cheeks, and scalp near the temples. Lymph nodes tend to swell and can cause other symptoms like fever, tenderness, pain and fatigue. However, they can also swell due to a malignant tumor (cancer) near or far from the ear. They contain immune cells and filter invading microbes (bacteria or viruses) to defend the body from disease. Lymph nodes are small, oval-shaped glands found in various parts of the body, including the neck and around the ear. One of the most common causes of lumps or bumps near the ear is a swollen lymph node. There are many possible causes why you can develop a lump near the ear, but fortunately, most of these lumps are benign (not cancerous). It may be in front or behind the ear, single or in multiple, painless or painful, firm or soft, slow growing or rapidly growing. It is not uncommon for people to see or feel a lump, a bump or a swelling near the ear.