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What do boils look like?
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Boils: They usually hurt and are on a red base, tender and swollen like an infection.
Answered 4/14/2021
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Photograph: This is a photograph of a typical looking boil: http://www.Bing.Com/images/search?Q=boils+on+skin&qs=im&form=qbir&pq=boils&sc=8-5&sp=2&sk=im1#view=detail&id=d68f21b01e1ca513b5601ca6e06311534f4702ed&selectedindex=3.
Answered 2/6/2018
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