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What Do Painful Bumps On The Upper Back Along With Fever Indicate?

I have two bumps on my back one locate on the back of my right shoulder and one on the top of it as well they are red I got brown discharge out of the lower one and I do have a fever of 99.9 and it is very painful to lift my arm above my head please help!
Mon, 22 Jan 2018
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dear user


thanks for contact HCM


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these pumps you have refer to bacterial infection causing cellulitis or abcess



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these painful pumps you have related to bacterial infection that cause that discharge from it and forming cellulitis or abcess and should be treated as it will cause more pain..you should take amoxicillin&clavulinic acid 1gm tablets and local antibiotic cream as erythromycin it will help alot and you should take ibubrufen 400 tablets also to manage that infection


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What Do Painful Bumps On The Upper Back Along With Fever Indicate?

dear user thanks for contact HCM brief answer these pumps you have refer to bacterial infection causing cellulitis or abcess detailed answer these painful pumps you have related to bacterial infection that cause that discharge from it and forming cellulitis or abcess and should be treated as it will cause more pain..you should take amoxicillin&clavulinic acid 1gm tablets and local antibiotic cream as erythromycin it will help alot and you should take ibubrufen 400 tablets also to manage that infection wish you healthy life