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Sharp pain in the back of my head?

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Dr. Edwin Perez answered

Specializes in Anesthesiology

Pain: Could be folliculitis, sebaceous cyst, occipital nerve entrapment. Lots of things. Get a doc to lay hands on it.

Answered 9/28/2016

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