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How do you get rid of the smell from a boil under your arm?

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See a dermatologist: Hidradenitis suppuritiva? Chronically inflamed epidermal cyst? Ingrown hair? You need attention, possibly surgery.

Answered 11/18/2015

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A member asked:

How do you get rid of the smell from a boil under your arm?

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Dr. J. Lawrence Dohan answered

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