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I have 5 boils on my face and 1 on my neck which developed in the last week generally well but taken ibuprofen for 5 days previous. sign of mrsa?
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I would encourage: Prompt medical evaluation to properly assess this. I wouldn't fool around with. Take care.
Answered 3/3/2014
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