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A 27-year-old female asked:

Red bump on forehead size of a nickel near hair line. very itchy. ?

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Dr. Stuart Hickersonanswered

Family Medicine 34 years experience

Bump: Bump near hair line: folliculitis, fungal infection, sebaceous cyst all possible.

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