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I have a large,hard,red lump on my butt cheek. on antibiotics and heat packs. painful. 4th occurance.
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Skin abscess : Sounds like you now have an abscess. You need to see your primary care provider. You will probably need the abscess drained. Since this is your 4th occurrence. You need to have further workup into the cause of your recurrent cellulitis/abscess.
Answered 5/16/2017
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