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I have a bump or maybe a boil on my lower belly sometimes it's dormant but right now it's swollen and very painful. what can be the cause of this?

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Dr. Charles Rocamboli answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Cyst: Sound like a cyst that is getting recurrently infected. Cysts have a skin like a grape and need to be surgically excised, in its entirety, for a permanent solution. Otherwise some antibiotics and might help to put it back in it's "dormant" state.

Dr Khanna agreed

Answered 3/28/2013

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A member asked:

I have a bump or maybe a boil on my lower belly sometimes it's dormant but right now it's swollen and very painful. what can be the cause of this?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Charles Rocamboli answered

Dr Khanna agreed

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