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What Causes A Gradual Bump On Back?

hi i have a bump on my back that gradually started to grow its red, hot to touch and very painful. i had my son squeeze it and nothing. my skin felt real tight like i needed pressure to be releaved d o he pocked at it with a needle. next day it oozed green pus. it looks like the pus is sitting in the middle of bump and still is painful but not as in the beginning
Tue, 13 Jan 2015
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it is nothing but an infected sebaceous cyst that needs to be removed surgically after controlling infection!

beforehand, FNAC test or microscopic examination of the pus is recommended for confirmation of the disease!

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What Causes A Gradual Bump On Back?

it is nothing but an infected sebaceous cyst that needs to be removed surgically after controlling infection! beforehand, FNAC test or microscopic examination of the pus is recommended for confirmation of the disease!