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I have a boil or pimple on my left shoulder right under my neck. it gets painful and inflamed sometimes and sometimes it calms down. red when flares u?

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Dr. Pierrette Mimi Poinsett answered

Follow up: This may be an infected or inflamed lymph node. Followup with doctor for definitive diagnosis and treatment.

Answered 3/28/2017

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