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Finished course of antibiotics for cyst on right side of groin as it burst. now few weeks later have a cyst appearing on opposite side .

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Dr. J. Lawrence Dohan answered

See Dr: Healing from drainage. Depending on EXACT diagnosis, the antibiotic was probably superfluous.

Answered 2/27/2017

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A member asked:

Finished course of antibiotics for cyst on right side of groin as it burst. now few weeks later have a cyst appearing on opposite side .

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. J. Lawrence Dohan answered

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