A 20-year-old female asked:
began taking minocycline for acne i now have a painful lump on the back of my head and throat area, could this be caused from this medication?
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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
25 years experience Psychiatry
I suspect that this : Is not due to minocycline. Do you still have active chlamydia?
Answered on Jul 30, 2014
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