Discharge from your belly button might be a sign of an infection, like a yeast or bacterial infection. Poor hygiene can cause a brown belly button discharge from built-up skin cells, sweat, and ...

It's important not to ignore a belly button infection, which may be easily treated with a course of antibiotics or antifungal medication. Leaving an infection untreated can cause more serious ...

Bartholin cysts are common fluid-filled lumps that form near the opening of your vagina. When infected, they can become abscesses, which can have more severe symptoms and require different treatments.

The Bartholin glands sit on either side of the vagina and make lubricating fluid. When these glands get blocked, fluid can back up in them and form a Bartholin cyst. Bartholin cysts are often small ...

Rochelle Collins, DO, is a board-certified family medicine physician and assistant clinical professor of family medicine at Quinnipiac University. Discharge from your belly button might be a sign of ...

Belly button infections can lead to sepsis, a life-threatening condition, if untreated. Symptoms of an infection include redness, tenderness, pain, swelling, and possible discharge. Newborns with ...