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My infection is in my gums right under my nose. i have been on clindamycin for a week, the infection is worse. now my neck and shoulder hurt. related?
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Possibly: Almost impossible to say without an examination. If the occurrence of your neck pain diminishes with the use of the antibiotics and the resolution of the abscess, then they were related.
Answered 12/10/2016
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