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Well i want to know what is a bulls under your arm come from i have a big bump under my arm

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Dermatology: Reccurrent boils under your arm may be caused by hidradenitis suppurativa. I would see a dermatologist for this.

Answered 4/24/2015

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