This was an ordinary sebaceous cyst on the right side of the neck which the patient monkeyed with. She placed all kinds of lenements including toothpaste, mashed garlic, lotions and potions bought from friends and undocumented neighbors( read: non-doctors who play doctor and give prescriptions). It did not appear as a normal sebaceous cyst should and so, many doctors were misled of the appearance. Many of them thought it was a malignant lymphoma and requested CAT SCAN of the head and neck. Some doctors entertained GOITER. 7 doctors were consulted before she came to me for advice whether she needs all those lab exams the doctors were requesting including biopsy, AIDS SCREENING, LUPUS SCREENING, MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS and other sophisticated diagnostics. Moral lesson: do not self medicated and never listen to undocumented neighbors.
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