The armpit, or axillary zone, has acquired its own designation from the Old Slavonic "under the muscle", anatomically it is truncated by the shoulder joint and also by the chest. In this area, a large number of sweat and sebaceous glands are concentrated together with hair follicles. There are also the largest accumulations of lymphatic tissues - lymphatic axillary areas.
This symptom can be caused by a heart attack, heart disease, or just irritation on the skin. The first step is to examine these surfaces, if a change in color is noticed, the appearance of a rash, this most likely indicates improper skin care. If, when pressing on these cavities, some kind of bump or induration is felt, it may be lymphadenitis, syphilis or tuberculosis.
If it burns under the armpit, most often the factor of malaise is the blockage of the derivative ducts of the glands, inflammation of the hair follicles, lymph nodes, or disruption of the chest organs.
Key Factors
Burning can be due to a variety of factors, and the type of pain in accordance with this can also be quite different: acute or dull, continuous or periodic, strong, pulling, cutting, formed at rest or with hand movements, accompanied by itching or skin redness.
All these properties help to suspect the root cause of the pathology and determine the diagnosis.
In some cases, the causes of burning under the arm appear without pathology:
- Mastalgia - this pathology is peculiar only to girls of reproductive age. Pain appears due to hormonal changes in the body, they are considered secondary and occur due to seals in the mammary glands. Unpleasant feelings, namely a burning sensation under the armpit in women, makes itself felt a couple of days before menstruation and disappears during or after critical days. The intensity of pain sensations can vary from mild discomfort to sharp pain with each movement. It is quite difficult to cure such sensations, since their main factor is hormonal imbalance.
- The consequences of surgery - another cause of burning under the arm, can disturb for another six months, depending on the severity of the surgery. Most of all, such pains appear in girls who had a mastectomy or resection. At the same time, the nerve endings that innervate the axillary zone suffer, and their renewal takes from a couple of weeks to four months, during which the pain is disturbing.
Localization of pain on the left side
If the burning sensation under the armpit of the left hand is not associated with diseases of the skin, as well as subcutaneous fat, discomfort is also felt in violations of the cardiovascular system. Most of all, such a burning sensation under the armpit on the left is considered reflected, and in addition to them, the patient is also disturbed by other signs that allow recognizing the pathology of the organs of the above-mentioned system. However, in some cases, weakness and aching pain become the main signs of myocardial infarction - a deadly disease.
Localization of pain on the right side
There can be a burning sensation under the armpits on this side for all valid reasons, in addition to myocardial infarction, with fairly rare exceptions. If there are no inflammatory changes and enlargement of the lymph nodes, pain appears due to cervical osteochondrosis or neuralgia. These diseases are characterized by a sudden increase in pain during movement, as well as a decrease in range of motion - it becomes more and more difficult to move the arm, and the sick person intuitively tends not to move it.
Injuries
It is enough to quickly raise your arm, unsuccessfully bend down or lift a weight and thereby stretch the muscles or ligaments of the shoulder joint and chest. And an ordinary blow to the shoulder or an unsuccessful fall can provoke not only soft tissue hematoma, but also a very significant stretching of muscles or ligaments. Pain and burning under the arm in this case are not intense,drawing, continuous, aggravated by movement, especially when abducting the arm or trying to lift something difficult.
Lymphadenitis
Another of the more well-known burning factors. Inflammation of the lymph nodes can be nonspecific: it is excited by all kinds of pathogenic microorganisms or by a special disease - tuberculosis, syphilis. As a rule, it burns due to acute inflammation in the zone of the lymph nodes. The patient's body temperature increases, trembling, impotence, headache and other signs of malaise increase. Then there is swelling and severe discomfort in the armpit, where you can simply feel the dense, unhe althy lymph nodes.
If you do not get rid of the disease, the inflammatory process is able to localize, a dense membrane of connective tissue forms around, and from the inside the lymph node will melt over time. A similar course of the disease is characteristic of specific tuberculous or syphilitic inflammation. When infected with staphylococci, streptococci or other pathogenic bacteria, the infection often spreads throughout the body, initiating general intoxication of the body and damage to nearby lymph nodes and organs.
Allergies
Allergic reactions can occur to elements found in perfume or any other cosmetic product used to treat underarm skin. With allergies, redness and burning sensation under the armpits occur, the skin turns purple, swells, irritation and peeling occur, and lymph nodes may increase. Also appeargeneral allergic reactions in the form of nasal congestion, coughing, or rashes on the face and trunk.
Mastopathy
Burning under the arm in women may be due to the pathology of the mammary glands. Different conditions, namely the expectation of a baby, breastfeeding, surgery become factors of changes in the chest and stimulate pulling and aching pains in this area, which disappear with time.
Hydradenitis
This is an infectious disease, in most cases activated by staphylococcus aureus. Inflammation is formed due to a defect in the skin, non-compliance with the rules of individual hygiene and a sudden decrease in immunity. Bacteria living on the skin of the face enter the sweat glands and stimulate their inflammation. The excretory ducts of the glands are clogged, their contents accumulate from the inside, and an inflammatory process is formed under the skin. At the beginning of the disease, irritation and burning occurs in the armpits, then the skin turns purple, swelling occurs, the nodes increase, become similar to the udder of a dog.
With the progression of the process, the pathogenicity increases, the abscesses increase in size, become edematous and warm to the touch, make it difficult to withdraw the hand or move it at all. The general serious condition of the patient is also aggravated: the body temperature rises, impotence, headache, vomiting and nausea occur. If therapy is not started in a timely manner, the abscess is able to open itself, creating a cavity full of pus, or inflammation will spread to neighboring sweat and sebaceous glands, hair follicles and subcutaneous fat.
Diseaseshearts
Burning in the chest under the arm or pulling pain in some cases appear with coronary heart disease or myocardial infarction. Cardiovascular disorders are accompanied by shortness of breath, chest pain, intense heartbeat or difficulty breathing.
Folliculitis
Inflammation of the hair follicle can appear due to defects in the skin under external influences: depilation, shaving or bruising or other trauma to the axillary region. One or a couple of follicles can get sick, initiating a very significant reddening of the skin, swelling, itching and burning under the armpit in men and women. A depression filled with pus forms in the follicle, which is able to open on its own. One type of disease is staphylococcal sycosis, which is often found in patients suffering from endocrine diseases, metabolic pathologies, or disorders of the nervous system. A distinctive feature of staphylococcal sycosis is a constant relapsing course and a significant affected area.
Osteochondrosis
He can be a factor in significant pain. With it, due to degenerative movements in the intervertebral discs, the spinal columns themselves are displaced, disrupting the innervation of the axillary region and initiating severe pain when moving the head, tilting or moving the arm.
Tumors
In exceptional cases, a constantly occurring or regularly present burning sensation indicates benign and malignant soft tissue tumors. It is very difficult to recognize such neoplasms without the help of others, according to thisreason, if you experience dull, pulling or aching pain, compaction and general deterioration, you should immediately seek medical help.
Furuncle
Inflammation of the hair follicle, as well as the sebaceous gland and the connective tissue around them. The factors for the formation of a boil are traumatic damage to the skin, frequent friction with clothes, violation of the rules of individual hygiene, decreased immunity and diseases of the endocrine system. When microorganisms enter the hair follicle, an inflammatory process is formed that spreads to the sebaceous glands and connective tissue. The follicle that has begun to progress implies a slight, painful compaction. When the process spreads, the patient shows signs of intoxication, namely an increase in body temperature, chills, severe weakness, headache, and so on, and a furuncle can appear at the site of the inflammatory infiltrate, or the inflammation will spread to the surrounding hair follicles, and the patient will develop furunculosis.
What to do?
If there is a burning sensation, then first you need to establish the root cause of the pathology. A quick visit to the doctor can help not only eliminate complications, but also facilitate the healing process.
And before going to the doctor you need to:
- carefully examine the axillary area - inflammatory changes, redness or swelling are easy to notice even with a simple examination;
- to feel the affected areas - with lymphadenitis it will turn outfind dense, painful large lymph nodes on one or even two sides;
- carefully adhere to hygiene - if irritation, redness or abscess occurs on the skin, it is necessary to treat the armpits at least four times a day with warm water and soap and special means - a weak solution of potassium permanganate, hydrogen peroxide or other disinfectants;
- eliminate irritating and traumatic factors – no matter what causes the pain, you should try to injure the area as little as possible, do not use roll-on antiperspirants, do not epilate or shave these places.
Furthermore, beware of tight-fitting clothing, harsh, skin-irritating materials, and strive to move your arm less.
Treatment
Incomprehensible discomfort in the form of a burning sensation may occur as a result of malnutrition, too tight clothing. This symptom may appear after the muscle is stretched as a result of inflammation of the sweat glands or lymph nodes.
Treatment of underarm burning should be carried out strictly under medical supervision, for this it is important to consult a doctor. There may be a burning sensation in the area under the muscle, the cause of this discomfort is a chest injury.
When a burning sensation occurs, skin irritation is often visible. It is necessary to perform baths of these places, with laundry soap or a solution of manganese, treat with chlorhexidine after wiping the skin dry. Try to remove pressing clothes from this hand, wash the wound more often, exclude perfumes, cosmetics andepilation. After the above methods have been applied and nothing has helped, you need to go to the doctor.
You can start with the therapist, if he does not determine anything, then to the surgeon. A specialist after establishing a diagnosis may prescribe ointments or antiseptics. In severe cases, surgery is suggested. It is necessary to make a complete diagnosis of the body, passing feces, urine, blood for verification. An x-ray will help to find out the cause of pain and burning in the area at hand. If the x-ray showed nothing, there is an ultrasound and a CT scanner.
Tips:
- Never self-medicate, it's dangerous.
- If a neoplasm or induration has appeared - hard or soft under the skin, in no case and never should such places be heated. Pus will spread throughout the body, or the formation will increase in size.
- No ointments need to be applied, as well as the application of tight bandages and warm or cold compresses.
- Never start taking a course of antibiotics, as this will lead to a change in symptoms and the doctor will then not be able to make a correct diagnosis in a timely manner.
After you have visited the doctor, he will prescribe dressings, special ointments, you need to go to the hospital for dressing. Antibiotics will be prescribed for oral administration. A UHF course will also be prescribed. The patient should go on a vitamin diet, which will consist of vegetables and fruits. Foods such as peppers, fatty meats, alcohol and cigarettes should be eliminated from the diet.
Ifthe treatment will not give the desired result, the removal of the formation will be prescribed or all the pus will be removed from it through the incision. When cleaning from pus does not give the desired results, the formation is removed along with the skin around it in order to destroy the infection.
Treatment with folk remedies
Aloe is a fairly common and useful plant that heals any purulent and ordinary wounds. To cure, you need to take clean leaves of this plant and divide them in half with a knife. And this fleshy, sticky, juicy side should be applied to the sore spot. In addition to this plant, plantain juice and tea from birch leaves and buds are also used to treat this disease. These techniques help at the onset of the disease, relieve inflammation, itching and burning.
Buy freshly picked celery leaves, wash them thoroughly and apply to the sore spot. Boil the onion in milk, make a slurry with this liquid, mash the onion too and lay it in the form of compresses. Keep this gruel on the wound for two to three hours. Buy fresh rye bread from the bakery, overcook the pieces and put this gruel on the sore spot.
If all the tips mentioned here did not help alleviate the symptoms of the disease, then the patient urgently needs to see a doctor to determine the degree of risk and complexity of the neoplasm. After all, if purulent seals are not removed in time, infection with pus can go into the blood - and the person dies. Timely and correct treatment will bring relief and he alth to all patients.
Prevention
As a preventive measure, timely water procedures with soap, carried out as needed, are suitable. This measure should be applied by both adults and children. After taking a shower, the skin is wiped dry and lubricated with a special cream. If wounds and cuts often occur, then you need to stop epilating this area. After taking a bath or shower, use a cotton pad to wipe problem areas of the skin with camphor spirit, you can buy it at a pharmacy.
