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What Could Red, Hard, Whitehead Like Lumps On Body Oozing Puss Be?

I have had 3 different rock hard lumps show up on different spots on my body they are red, have a whitehead on top , and are rock hard underneath one got as big as a golf ball which we drained about a cup of puss out of I have been on SMZ/TMP for a week now and a new one popped up today. My wife also had something similar on her skin last week. What are these should I be worried?
Fri, 16 Jan 2015
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not to worry much as this is benign condition like infected sebaceous cyst or hair follicles!

if really worries you can go for an FNAC test for confirmation

all the best!
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What Could Red, Hard, Whitehead Like Lumps On Body Oozing Puss Be?

not to worry much as this is benign condition like infected sebaceous cyst or hair follicles! if really worries you can go for an FNAC test for confirmation all the best!