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I have a small reddish growth on my back that looks almost like a pimple but cannot pop it. i have had it for quite a few years now but seems to grow.

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Dr. Deborah Ungerleider answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

Please have this: checked by your doctor or a dermatologist. It may be a benign mole, but if it has changed, it should be examined.

Dr Hegab and another doctor agreed

Answered 11/22/2017

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A member asked:

I have a small reddish growth on my back that looks almost like a pimple but cannot pop it. i have had it for quite a few years now but seems to grow.

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Deborah Ungerleider answered

Dr Hegab and another doctor agreed

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