The cyst comes back or is likely to come back. Incision and drainage doesn't work. You have a fever or other symptoms of an infection. Your doctor thinks you might have sepsis or an STI. Surgery A ...

It may resemble a pit or small depression in the skin. According to the Pilonidal Support Alliance, 99% of the cysts are abscesses, which are pockets of infection underneath the skin.

For cysts, you only need antibiotics if there's an infection. A direct injection of diluted corticosteroid (often prednisone) into the cyst is an option if there's swelling.

The infection, called cysticercosis, is caused by the larva of a parasite called Taenia solium — the pork tapeworm — which create cysts in various parts of the body.

Stephanie Warkotsch, 30, before and after the cyst appeared. She initially thought it was a pimple and tried to pop it. @stephaaaaw / TikTok The spot kept growing as Warkotsch went back and forth ...

A 27-year-old man will have a scar on his face for the rest of his life, after what he thought was a pimple turned out to be an infected cyst. In late 2024, Kai Davidson noticed a small lump on ...