 [ Symptoms ] growth inside ear with fluid draining from same ear occured hours after a scratch inside ear it is been 1 year since my roommate has a growth that the doctor claims is just a mole but she claims it happened within hours after sticking something in her ear and accidentally scratching it it is been a year since it happened and she claims that she has had fluid draining from ear since she also complains of a burning pain and swelling in her facial sinus cavities which she swears is related she says she can feel it draining from the sinuses to her ear is that even possible what could growth be other than a mole [ Disease ] if a person with hiv infection has a cd4 count that drops below 200    or if certain infections appear aids defining illnesses    that person is considered to have aids