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Hi doc i have a abscess on my right eye, but a day later i discover a boil close to my right ear its not noticeable or painful but i can feel it ?
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Stye/ lymph node: Sound like a chalazion or stye of the eyelid with infection spread to the lymph node which drains the eyelids. See your eye md.
Answered 12/9/2013
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