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Had zit on neck, picked it, red, raised, and painful. now smaller with small scab on small pink bump. how do i care for it? could it be a boil?

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Dr. Nadia Ghattas answered

Infected pimple: it is probably infected, try to apply triple antibiotic ointment, if no improvement see your doctor, feel better

Answered 7/14/2015

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A member asked:

Had zit on neck, picked it, red, raised, and painful. now smaller with small scab on small pink bump. how do i care for it? could it be a boil?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Nadia Ghattas answered

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