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Thick yellow mucus mixed with blood, smells bad with painful area in spot slightly above and between eyebrows.

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Small abscess?: Difficult to say without a pic, but you may have a small abscess that is draining. If so, the area would be red in addition to being tender. If this is the case, it would require local and possibly systemic antibiotics. I'd see your doctor soon before a possible infection spreads.

Answered 3/27/2016

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