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Have Reddish Large Bumps On The Neck. Seen A Swelling, Hurts. Seems To Have Spread. Cure For Symptoms?

I noticed several reddish large lumps on the back of my neck (with not known bug bites), then a few days later I noticed a dime size swelling on the left side of my neck that hurts a bit when I push on it. Do you think the second larger swelling (not red) came from the first limps? Also, what could have caused the reddish lumps? They look like huge swollen bug bites, with no infection.
Tue, 4 Jun 2013
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Hi ,

welcome to health care magic.Thanks for writing here.

It seems you have developed bacterial infection .Such infections ocuring over back of neck known as carbuncle.It can be associated with raised blood sugar.So get your blood sugar checked.

Swelling on left side of neck is mostly due to raised lymph nodes which occurs in any kind of infection.

You need to take antibiotics like amoxycillin and clavulinic acid along with anti inflamatory drugs like diclofenac and serato peptidase combination,but it will be better if you take drugs under the guidance of your doctor.

Hope this will solve your query.Take care.
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Have Reddish Large Bumps On The Neck. Seen A Swelling, Hurts. Seems To Have Spread. Cure For Symptoms?

Hi , welcome to health care magic.Thanks for writing here. It seems you have developed bacterial infection .Such infections ocuring over back of neck known as carbuncle.It can be associated with raised blood sugar.So get your blood sugar checked. Swelling on left side of neck is mostly due to raised lymph nodes which occurs in any kind of infection. You need to take antibiotics like amoxycillin and clavulinic acid along with anti inflamatory drugs like diclofenac and serato peptidase combination,but it will be better if you take drugs under the guidance of your doctor. Hope this will solve your query.Take care.