Location,sex active?: "boils" can be due to localized infection of skin, ingrown hair, pus pocket (abscess), , may actually be enlarged lymph nodes due to infection, lymphoma (cancer of lymph nodes), inflammation, can be a manifestation of sexually transmitted diseases like chancroid, lgv, syphilis, etc.. Get checked out, even if not sexually active.
Answered 10/3/2016
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See your doctor: These could be a small infection in the hair follicles, or possibly something from an std. Please see someone soon to find out what is going on.
Answered 9/28/2016
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