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An ingrown hair on my pubic area became a huge boil its been 2 weeks now and i have had several in that area, nose, and armpit what is going on?

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Many boils: When there are many boils in different areas of the body, the concern is that this may be a bacterial infection, such as a staph infection. Please see your dermatologist as you may need treatment with antibiotics.

Answered 4/25/2013

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