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Is it possible abcess in buttcrack is not polinidal cyst?
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Other possibilities: It could be a pilonidal cyst (usually a bump in the middle of the crack), or it could be herpes (usually a shallow painful ulcer on a red base in the middle of the crack), or it could be a bacterial abscess (a tender red lump that could be anywhere).
Answered 11/9/2013
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