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I have a bug bite right under my butt? it started as a regular bite then spread to 8 bites...they got really big, and look like pimples w/ white tips

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Dr. Robert Killian answered

Specializes in General Practice

STAPH: This is a staph infection until proven otherwise. Staph can get deadly and real nasty real quick. I have treated over 200 of these in the last couple of years and every single patient thought they had a bug bite. There is a drug resistant staph infection known as MRSA (mersa). You must be seen today.

Answered 9/1/2015

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