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A member asked:

The likelihood of a small boil between my buttocks cheeks infecting and possibly killing me?

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Not likely.: Millions of people have these and very very few ever die, but it would be a horrible way to go. Boils in this area can get out of hand and require surgery. They are more of a major nuisance than life threatening.

Dr Smith and another doctor agreed

Answered 4/9/2018

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