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Two large bumps under skin very painful . the outside is red purplish and very swollen. itried to cut in to one to figure out what the hard lump is?
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Don't cut them : Cutting them almost guarantees an infection. Let a doctor examine you and figure out what they are. Good luck.
Answered 11/26/2017
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