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A 32-year-old male asked:

Hi i have big red spot with little pimple like on my back on the left hand side. i am feeling hot most of the time and it does itches now and again. it starter this past saturday. could you advise what it is?

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Dr. Stuart Hickerson
Family Medicine 34 years experience
Spot: Sounds like a an abscess , sebaceous cyst or some type of folliculitis. Typically a lesion of this nature would need incision and drainage. I would be seen by a provider.
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