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Wife with horrible sore throat, followed large mass growing left side of neck under chin and up to ear. hard to touch. painful! no food for 3 days?

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Neck: Go the hospital ( not an urgent care) right now. Possibly an abscess in a gland of saliva or dental

Dr Foster agreed

Answered 9/28/2016

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