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I have a large about the size of a quarter, very painful pimple on my underarm. i will not pop and is sore to the touch. ?
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STAPH: DANGER: It is an abscess. It is not a pimple. Please do not pop it. Get yourself to your family doctor urgently.
Answered 10/4/2016
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