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My mother have a pimple like thing at her back from last 3-4 years but now few days ago it hurt and swallowed.. and some liquid comes out from it.. what to do
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It seems she has a sebaceous cyst. She would require to consult a dermatologist who most probably would prescribe her a course of antibiotics followed by surgical removal of the cyst
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